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Emma Salustro & Jesse Driscoll
Gift to the Street Award
 No one would have guessed that the path to historic designation for this eye-catching South Park icon, the Copeland House, would have been so challenging. Built in 1887, this Victorian Era Second Empire residence is one of only four similar buildings in San Diego. Originally located downtown, it was moved to 1930 30th Street in 1911. Quite possibly South Park's oldest house, its photograph appeared in the City's Golden Hill Planning Update to illustrate the importance of neighborhood historic preservation.
The owners submitted a historic register nomination report to the City in 2015, but an abrupt change in policy resulted in the refusal to forward it to the Historical Resources Board until any and all past work on the house received retroactive permitting—ven though the alterations predated the new owners' acquisition by more than 20 years. The unsightly corrugated metal roofing that was added in the 1960s and removed by the 1970s is just one example.
Nevertheless, despite getting caught up in the overwhelming wheel of bureaucracy, these owners persisted. Three years after submitting the initial nomination, their goal of preserving this remarkable historic home was finally fulfilled with local historic landmark status.
Top middle, right, and bottom right photos provided by award winners. All other photos by Sandé Lollis
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