The high cost of housing is a challenge the preservation movement has been addressing for decades.This year got off to a good start with the...Read more
PIP Nominations Deadline
March 20
SOHO is seeking nominations for outstanding local preservation projects, advocacy groups, ...Read more
ADVOCACY & EDUCATION
San Diego City and County Designations
Starting off 2020 with three new designations, the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board also approved its second annual Standardized Report of City Boards and Commissions, a summary of 2019 board actions for the public, mayor and the City Council. Planning staff is expected to bring two new historical districts...Read more
Senate Bill 50 Finally Dead!
Having closely monitored this controversial housing production bill for two years along with statewide preservation partners including the California Preservation Foundation, stakeholders first tried to work with the bill's author, Senator Scott...Read more
Renewed Hope for a New District
Another opportunity is dawning for creating a Park Boulevard Residential Historic District. The San Diego Planning Department's proposal stalled in 2018; however, city staff now plan to complete the required designation...Read more
North Chapel Update
The preservation and possible change of use of the North Chapel at Liberty Station by 828 Venue Management Co. have been unclear for several months. But early in 2020, 828 submitted plans to the City of San Diego that aim to turn this sacred space into an event...Read more
County Archives Open in Santee
For the first time since the County of San Diego was formed in 1850, all of its valuable archives are in one place and available for public viewing on computer terminals. Thousands of original maps, birth and death records,...Read more
OH! San Diego is Back!
Get your best walking shoes, water, and boundless curiosity ready and you'll be set for OH! San Diego. This awe-inspiring, annual free event invites you to...Read more
Walk George Marston's Historic Streets
Join Mission Hills Heritage for their annual guided walking tour of historic subdivisions. This tour explores the upscale subdivision...Read more
Explore "Garden of the Dead" in March
In commemoration of San Diego's 250th Anniversary, the House of Spain will present a lecture about El Jardín del...Read more
MUSEUMS & EVENTS
Celebrating Irving J. Gill's 150th Birthday
SOHO is saluting one of San Diego's most important architects on the sesquicentennial of his birth in 1870 with a series of talks, and the launch of our digital initiatives program with the production of an online presentation of two of the exhibits that were originally part of the Marston House Museum's...Read more
Promoting SOHO's Group Tours
What's the very best form of advertising? You don't have to be a Madison Avenue exec to know that it is… word of mouth. And the best thing about it: it's easy and free. This is why we are...Read more
MLK Day of Service
and Volunteers
If you walked or drove past the Marston House on January 20, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you would have noticed hundreds of people on the grounds,...Read more
North Park History
and Lore
North Park historian Katherine Hon has created a charming anthology that chronicles the community she loves...Read more
Kate Sessions Book Launch Party
Kate Sessions (1857-1940) may be San Diego's most famous woman, past or present. There is tremendous...Read more
Save the Date:
Fashion to a Tea Show
SOHO cordially invites you to a tea party and fashion show in the formal garden at the historic Marston House...Read more
