President's Message
I hope this column finds you safe, in good health, and in good spirits. We are living through unprecedented
times, the likes of which none of us have ever experienced. Probably the closest historical
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Executive Director's Message
On March 13, 2020, along with arts and culture organizations across the nation, SOHO made the decision to close our historic sites and cancel programming and events out of concern
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SOHO Celebrates People In Preservation online for the first time
San Diego's countywide preservation group, Save Our Heritage Organisation, celebrates their 37th annual People In Preservation Awards with an online presentation for the first time in the organization's history. Honoring a total of nine unique projects and associated individuals or groups, this year features a diverse group of projects varying from the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of and Irving Gill structure in Oceanside, the
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Good news! Bumann Ranch Listed
Bumann Ranch, which dates to 1886, in Encinitas is one of the last remaining, still-active homestead ranches in San Diego County and it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Remarkably, the buildings, machinery, and other contents are entirely original and unchanged. The family
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Thank You, Vigilant Citizen Preservationists!!
SOHO regularly advocates for community members to keep their eyes peeled and ears to the ground about preservation issues related to code compliance, non-permitted projects, and demolition by neglect. It is often through the community that SOHO learns about various problems, and the more voices that sound the alarm, the
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Los Angeles Economic Report -Possible Solutions for San Diego
San Diego shares a variety of building types and development patterns with Los Angeles, such as bungalow courts and Mid-Century era buildings, which is why we can learn from two newly...
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San Diego Sites Speak:
Stories of the 1918 Pandemic
Only super-centenarians could share memories of the events of 1918's viral pandemic, which struck about seven percent of San Diego's population and killed approximately seven
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Tijuana Controversy
Agua Caliente's tourist complex designed in 1928 by San Diego-based architects Wayne and Corrine McAllister in Tijuana was dismantled after
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Free Preservation Webinars
Since many of us have some extra time for the foreseeable future, SOHO wants you to have our intel on FREE architecture and preservation
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San Diego City and County Designations
Due to COVID-19, all Historical Resources Board meetings and therefore historic designations in the city and county of San Diego are suspended
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Whaley House Videos
As we celebrate SOHO's 20th anniversary of stewardship of the Whaley House, enjoy this newly created 8-minute film on the museum's history and its haunted reputation. The film features interviews with Whaley House historians Dean Glass and Robin
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Eleven Things You Might Not Know About Irving J. Gill
SOHO's celebration of Modernist architect Irving Gill's 150th birthday goes on! Although we are unable to gather to hear longtime SOHO member and historian Allen Hazard give a Terrace Talk as a seminar lecture on
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SOHO's Historic Sites Offer All-Ages Online Lesson Plans and Activities
SOHO is pleased to launch our new Educator Resources that feature all of SOHO's historic places and sites: the Marston House, Santa Ysabel Store, Warner-Carrillo Ranch House, the Hoover Barn, Adobe Chapel, and
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Brighter Days Ahead for SOHO's Garden Tea and Fashion Show
Fashion To a Tea
, our garden party originally planned for June 7, is now indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here is a taste of what you can look forward to when the program is rescheduled.
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Financial support is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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