The Bungalow Courts and Apartment Courts Historic Context Statement was prepared in conjunction with a Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant from the California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). The Bungalow Courts and Apartment Courts Historic Context Statement provides guidance to the public, consultants, staff, and the Historical Resources Board in identifying whether a property is or is not a bungalow court or apartment court, and if so, whether it is eligible for historic designation. The context statement is a framework that provides greater clarity and consistency, reduces the burden of original research for property owners and applicants, and ultimately streamlines the designation of significant examples and the redevelopment of properties that do not fall within the identified typologies and significance thresholds.

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• Bungalow Courts and Apartment Courts Historic Context Statement

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Kearny Mesa Community Plan, the Kearny Mesa Community Planning Area Historic Context Statement is intended to provide the historic context for the development of Kearny Mesa and identify themes significant to that development.

• Kearny Mesa Community Planning Area Historic Context Statement

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Mission Valley Community Plan, the Mission Valley Community Planning Area Historic Context Statement is intended to provide the historic context for the development of Mission Valley and identify themes significant to that development.

• Mission Valley Community Planning Area Historic Context Statement

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Ocean Beach Community Plan, the Ocean Beach Historic Context Statement is intended to provide the historic context for the development of Ocean Beach and identify themes significant to that development.

• Ocean Beach Historic Context Statement

Prepared with funding from a Certified Local Government Grant, the San Diego Citywide LGBTQ Historic Context Statement is intended to provide guidance for identifying and evaluating potential historic resources related to San Diego’s rich LGBTQ history.

• San Diego LGBTQ Historic Context Statement

Prepared with funding from a Certified Local Government Grant, the San Diego Modernism Historic Context Statement is designed to address the regional and local emergence of Modern architecture in San Diego; the architects, builders and other individuals significant in the development of Modernism in San Diego; as well as the property types and sub-styles which characterize San Diego Modernism and the criteria which should be applied to evaluate those resources and establish significance.

• San Diego Modernism Historic Context Statement

Prepared in support of the comprehensive updates to the Southeastern and Encanto Community Plans, the Southeastern Historic Context Statement (which also address the community of Encanto) is intended to provide the historic context for the development of the Southeastern and Encanto communities and identify themes significant to that development.

• Southeastern Historic Context Statement

Formally titled "Evaluation of Historic Resources within Project Survey Area for Proposed Sports Entertainment District", the survey was prepared in 1998 for the purposes of determining which sites within the boundaries of the future ballpark site were historically significant. Historical Resources Board actions taken in response to this survey can be reviewed in the HRB Meeting Minutes excerpts related to the ballpark site.

• Ballpark Survey (1998)

Prepared in conjunction with the Barrio Logan Community in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries included the Barrio Logan plan area, with the exception of the area southwest of Harbor Boulevard. The survey was focused on buildings constructed before 1965 and those visible from the street. A total of 485 properties were surveyed including Chicano Park, established in 1970. Of the 485 properties surveyed, 129 properties were found to be potentially significant under the City of San Diego's designation criteria.

• Barrio Logan Historical Resources Survey (2011)

This survey sought to provide an informative analysis of the existing neighborhood resources which define the community character within the Barrio Logan Redevelopment Project area, for the purposes of integrating or reintegrating those resources into the redevelopment process. A total of 84 properties were analyzed, and four clusters of properties which form potential historic districts were identified.

• Barrio Logan Redevelopment Area Historic and Urban Resources Survey (1989)

Prepared by the University of San Diego, this survey area is bounded by 16th Street on the west, 32nd Street on the east, Logan Avenue on the north and National Avenue on the south.

• (Barrio Logan) Proposed East End Historic and Planned Districts (1983)

This survey area is bounded roughly by I-15 to the east, San Diego harbor to the south and west, and I-94 to the north.

• Barrio Logan and Western Southeast San Diego Historical Survey (1980)

This survey of the downtown area was divided among six geographic subareas, Bayside, Centre City East, Core, El Cortez, Harborview and Harborview/Little Italy. (Use the bookmark feature in the PDF to navigate quickly between the subarea documents.)

• Downtown Survey (1988-1991)

This study focuses on African-American history and culture within the context of the development of portions of downtown San Diego. While the role and context of other ethnic and racial groups were by no means ignored, and in fact could not be ignored given the interwoven nature of the African American, Latino, and Asian American communities, the emphasis was on persons of African-American descent, their history, their cultural heritage, their role, and the places that would be important to them.

• Downtown San Diego African American Heritage Study (2004)

This survey, comprised of 85 inventoried historical resources, integrates three historical surveys conducted in East Village between 2001-2004 on behalf of the Centre City Development Corporation.

• East Village Combined Surveys (2005)

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries included the Golden Hill plan area, and focused on buildings constructed before 1970 visible from the street. Only properties identified as potentially significant -either as an individual site or as a feature of a potential historic district were documented.

• Golden Hill Community Plan Area Historic Resources Survey (2016)

Prepared in support of the focused amendment to the Navajo Community Plan, the "Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey for Grantville Focused Plan Amendment" provides a historic context and reconnaissance level survey for the Grantville area, comprised of 379 acres bounded by the San Diego River to the north and west, I-8 to the south, and an irregular border to the east that includes portions of Mission Gorge Road, Crawford Street and Waring Road.

• Grantville Historical Resources Reconnaissance Survey (2014)

Partially funded by the California State Office of Historic Preservation, the intent of the survey was to "attempt to capture La Jolla's past and to record the historically significant data for future generations". The survey "selected those structures that appeared unaltered from the exterior, historically noteworthy, and not yet deteriorated to a final state."

• La Jolla - A Historical Inventory (1977)

The Greater Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy provides an informational foundation of potential historic resources and preservation strategies within the survey area, which included Golden Hill, North Park, University Heights, Kensington/Talmadge, City Heights and a large portion of Uptown. All neighborhoods and districts within a the boundary were surveyed for resources dating prior to 1945. The Mid-City Survey built upon on two former surveys, The Greater North Park Survey of 1988-1991 and The Hillcrest/Banker's Hill Survey of 1982, and included additional areas not previously reviewed in order to provide a comprehensive architectural reconnaissance study of the survey area. Survey data and forms from the 1988-1991 Greater North Park Survey and 1982 Hillcrest/Banker's Hill Survey were incorporated into the 1996 Greater Mid-City Survey.

• TIP: The Greater Mid-City Historic Preservation Strategy survey is very large, and is broken into many binders and multiple volumes, as described below. Volume 5 (Binders 14-22) contain the appendices, and are available upon request. Properties are identified by Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) rather than address. If you don't know your APN, please click here. The photos associated with the surveyed properties are often found as a separate document in the Photo File, which is organized by address.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 1 (Survey Binder 1); Survey Report: This volume includes a table of contents, background information on the survey effort, analysis of the survey data and recommendations.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 2 (Survey Binders 2 and 3); Tabular Listing of Surveyed Resources: These binders of Volume 2 include the tabular listing of surveyed resources, as well as information on abbreviations and methods used.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 2 (Survey Binder 4, 5 and 6); Historic Resources Inventory Forms: These binders of Volume 2 include an introduction to the historic resources inventory forms (DPR 523s), as well as copies of the DPR Forms for APNs up through 452-688-02.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 2 (Survey Binder 7); Historic Resources Inventory Forms: This binder of Volume 2 includes copies of the DPR Forms for APNs 452-705-02 through 534-411-41.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 2 (Survey Binder 8); Historic Resources Inventory Forms: This binder of Volume 2 includes copies of the DPR Forms for APNs 539-011-01 through 539-601-21.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 3 (Survey Binders 9 and 10); Potential Historic Districts: These binders of Volume 3 include the potential historic districts identified during the Greater North Park Survey of 1988-1991, and includes the Burlingame, Carteri Center, David O. Dryden, Marston Hills, Park Blvd Apartment Row, Park Blvd Revival/Moderne and Shirley Ann Place potential historic districts.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 3 (Survey Binders 11 and 12); Potential Historic Districts: These binders of Volume 3 include the potential historic districts identified during the Historical Greater Mid-City San Diego Preservation Survey of 1995-1996, and includes the Bankers Hill, Golden Hill Expansion, Kensington & Talmadge, Marston Family and South Park potential historic districts.
• Mid-City Survey Volume 4 (Survey Binder 13); Photographic Proof Sheets
• Survey Forms: The following PDFs contain copies of the basic data collected for surveyed properties, and are organized by APN. For more detailed information on individually significant properties and historic districts, please refer to volumes 2 and 3 of the survey document.
  • APNs 000-000-00 through APNs 445-241-14
  • APNs 445-241-15 through APNs 447-543-33
  • APNs 447-551-01 through APNs 453-492-03
  • APNs 453-562-01 through APNs 465-410-15
  • APNs 465-410-16 through APNs 760-940-65
• Photo File: The following PDFs contain photos of surveyed resources from the Photo File, and are organized by address rather than APN
  • 32nd Street to 48th Street
  • Adams Avenue to Dulzura Avenue
  • Dwight Street to Howard Avenue
  • Idaho Street to McKinley Street
  • Meade Avenue to Polk Avenue
  • Poplar Street to Works Place

Partially funded by the California State Office of Historic Preservation and prepared by the University of San Diego, this survey covers the area between Old Town San Diego and New Town (Downtown). The survey stretches from Witherby Street south to A Street, and is bounded by Pacific Highway on the west and Union Street on the east.

• Middletown Survey (1981)

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries include the Midway-Pacific Highway community plan area, and focused on buildings constructed before 1970 visible from the street. Only properties identified as potentially significant -either as an individual site or as a feature of a potential historic district were documented.

• Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Area Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey (2017)

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries included the North Park plan area, and focused on buildings constructed before 1970 visible from the street. Only properties identified as potentially significant -either as an individual site or as a feature of a potential historic district were documented.

• North Park Community Plan Area Historic Resources Survey (2016)

Prepared in support of the North Park Redevelopment Project, this survey identified significant and potential historic resources within a portion of the North Park community within the redevelopment area.

• North Park Redevelopment Project Survey (1995)

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries include the Old San Diego community plan area, and focused on buildings constructed before 1970 visible from the street. Only properties identified as potentially significant -either as an individual site or as a feature of a potential historic district were documented.

• Old Town Community Plan Area Historic Resources Reconnaissance Survey (2018)

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries included the Otay Mesa planning area, and did not reveal the presence of any historic resources beyond the 7 historically designated resources previously identified.

• Otay Mesa Community Plan Update Historic Context Statement and Historic Resource Survey(2008)

Partially funded by the California State Office of Historic Preservation and prepared by the University of San Diego, this survey covers the area north and east of the Middletown Survey, also completed by USD.

• Presidio Hills, Mission Hills and Banker's Hill Survey (1981), Volume 1: Mission Hills/Presidio Hills
• Presidio Hills, Mission Hills and Banker's Hill Survey (1981), Volume 2.1: Mission Hills/Banker's Hill
• Presidio Hills, Mission Hills and Banker's Hill Survey (1981), Volume 2.2: Mission Hills/Banker's Hill

Prepared with funding from a Certified Local Government Grant in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries included the San Ysidro plan area, and the analysis revealed 2 potential historic districts and 12 individual properties which appear eligible for local designation under the City of San Diego's designation criteria.

• San Ysidro Historic Context Statement and Reconnaissance Survey (2011)

Prepared with funding from a Community Development Block Grant, the survey area was bounded generally by Beyer Boulevard to the north, both sides of San Ysidro Boulevard on the south, north sides of Smythe Avenue on the west, and East Beyer Boulevard to the east. Approximately 150 properties were surveyed, and 25 were comprehensively evaluated.

• San Ysidro Historical Resources Survey (1989)

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the University Community Plan, the effort included a historic context statement identifying the historical themes and associated property types important to the development of University, accompanied by a reconnaissance-level survey report focused on the master-planned residential communities within the University Community Plan Area. While the historic context statement addressed all development themes and property types within the community, the scope of the survey was limited to residential housing within the CPA constructed between 1960 and 1990.

• University Community Plan Area Historic Context Statement (2022)
• University Community Plan Area Focused Reconnaissance Survey (2022): 

Prepared in support of the comprehensive update to the Community Plan, the survey boundaries included the Uptown plan area, and was focused on buildings constructed before 1961 visible from the street.

• Uptown Community Plan Area Historic Resources Survey (2016)

This survey covers the southern end of the Uptown Community, south of Laurel Street, and is divided among four volumes:

• Uptown Survey (1993), Volume 1: 1st Street through 4th Street
• Uptown Survey (1993), Volume 2: 5th Street through Fir Street
• Uptown Survey (1993), Volume 3: Front Street through Kalmia Street
• Uptown Survey (1993), Volume 4: Laurel Street through Union Street

Partially funded by the California State Office of Historic Preservation and prepared by the University of San Diego, this survey actually covers large portions of East Village, central Downtown, and the southern end of Uptown. The survey stretches from Laurel Street south to Imperial Avenue, and is bounded roughly by Front Street on the west and I-5 on the east.

• Uptown Area Survey (1980)

Prepared as part of a settlement agreement for the ballpark, the survey area is bounded by mid-block Island Avenue to the north, the railroad easement along Harbor Drive and Commercial Avenue to the south, the west side of Fourth Avenue to the west, and the east side of Fifteenth Street to the east. Forty (40) resources were identified as contributors to the Warehouse Thematic Historic District, which was not designated due to lack of support.

• Warehouse Thematic District Intensive Survey (2006)

• Draft Barrio Logan/Logan Heights Survey (1989)

This survey is a large file divided among 10 volumes, which have been condensed in the links below. Use the bookmarks feature of the PDF to navigate quickly to volumes and streets.

• Draft La Jolla Survey (2004), Volume 1: Survey Report
• Draft La Jolla Survey (2004), Volumes 2 and 3: Intensive Survey and Reconnaissance Survey Streets A and B
• Draft La Jolla Survey (2004), Volumes 4 and 5: Reconnaissance Survey Streets C through K
• Draft La Jolla Survey (2004), Volumes 6 and 7: Reconnaissance Survey Streets L through Q
• Draft La Jolla Survey (2004), Volumes 8 and 9: Reconnaissance Survey Streets R through Z
• Draft La Jolla Survey (2004), Volume 10: Cultural Landscape Survey

This survey is a large file divided among 6 volumes. The survey forms are arranged numerically by Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) Use the bookmarks feature of the PDF to navigate quickly to various APN groupings.

• Draft North Park Survey (2004), Volume 1: Survey Report
• Draft North Park Survey (2004), Volume 2: APNs Beginning in 438 through 445
• Draft North Park Survey (2004), Volume 3: APNs Beginning in 446 through 452
• Draft North Park Survey (2004), Volume 4: APNs Beginning in 453 (Part 1)
• Draft North Park Survey (2004), Volume 5: APNs Beginning in 453 (Part 2)
• Draft North Park Survey (2004), Volume 6: APNs Beginning in 454 through 540