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Reference no. 24 [1] The Whaley House is an 1857 Greek Revival style residence, a California Historical Landmark, [2] and museum in Old Town, San Diego, California. It is currently maintained by Historic Tours of America, Inc (HTA) and is the oldest brick structure in Southern California. The Whaley House was the home of Thomas Whaley and his ...
November 6, 1970 [3] Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is a state protected historical park in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. The park commemorates the early days of San Diego; it includes many historic buildings from the period 1820 to 1870. The park was established in 1968. [4] In 2005 and 2006, California State ...
Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in the city of Coronado, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego, California.A rare surviving example of an American architectural genre—the wooden Victorian beach resort—it was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970 [4] and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
September 3, 1971. The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant in the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is an American registered national historic landmark, built in the early 19th century by Juan Bandini and later purchased by Albert Seeley to serve as a stagecoach hotel. In 2010, restorations and added fine dining restaurant revived the hotel ...
Julian, California. "four seasons of beauty & fun..." [1] Julian is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,768, up from 1,502 at the time of the 2010 census. Julian is an official California Historical Landmark (No. 412). [3]
1867: Real estate developer Alonzo Horton arrived in San Diego and purchased 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of land in New Town for $265. Major development began in the Gaslamp Quarter. [8] 1880s to 1916: Known as the Stingaree, the area was a working class area, home to San Diego's first Chinatown, "Soapbox Row" and many saloons, gambling halls, and ...
Downtown San Diego skyline from the Cabrillo National Monument. Downtown San Diego is the central business district of San Diego, California, the eighth largest city in the United States. It houses the major local headquarters of the city, county, state, and federal governments. The area comprises seven districts: Gaslamp Quarter, East Village ...
While Oak Island was formed from two existing towns, St. James began with one man’s vision. Developer Homer Wright sought to create a golf community and purchased 2,500 acres of land off N.C ...