List of San Diego Historical Landmarks in La Jolla, California

This is a List of San Diego Historical Landmarks in La Jolla, California. In 1967, the City of San Diego established a Historical Resources Board with the authority to designate and protect the city's landmark buildings and structures. In total, the city has designated more than 850 structures or other properties as historical landmarks. This list includes details on the 106 San Diego Historical Landmarks located in the La Jolla and Torrey Pines areas. Four of the properties have also received recognition at the federal level by inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and one—the George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory -- by designation as a National Historic Landmark.

The sites designated as landmarks include numerous structures designed by early Modern architect Irving Gill. Also included is the Torrey Pines Area and several sites connected to La Jolla's long association with scientific research, including the George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Listing of the San Diego Historic Landmarks in La Jolla

SDHL #[1] Landmark name[2] Image Address[2] Designation Date[2] Description[3]
10 Torrey Pines Area Torrey Pines State Reserve
 11/21/1969 Coastal park remains one of the wildest stretches of land (8 km²) on the Southern California coast; consists of a plateau with cliffs that overlook Torrey Pines State Beach, and a lagoon used by migrating seabirds
79 La Jolla Women's Club 715 Silverado St.
 3/2/1973 Clubhouse building designed by Irving Gill and built in 1914
84 Green Dragon Colony Site 1258-1274 Prospect St.
 7/6/1973 Group of 12 coastal cottages built by German immigrant Anna Held Heinrich; became an artists colony; the remaining four cottages were demolished in 1991
86 La Jolla Recreational Center 615 Prospect St.
 9/7/1973 Built in 1915 by Ellen Browning-Scripps and dedicated that same year to the City of San Diego for the children of La Jolla; designed by Irving Gill
101 Red Roost and Red Rest 1187 and 1179 Coast Blvd.
 1/3/1975 Built in 1894, oldest surviving examples of late-Victorian beach cottage architecture; also known as the Neptune and Cove Tea Room; vacant since the 1980s and subject of controversy over "demolition by neglect"
102 Tyrolean Terrace Colony 1290-1298 Prospect St.
 2/7/1975 Built in 1911; demolished in 1975 to make room for Coast Walk Shopping Center
108 Pottery Canyon Park 2725 Torrey Pines Rd.
 2/6/1976 Five small structures; three built on park land in 1928, other two on private land
117 El Pueblo Ribera 230-248 Gravilla St.; 231-309 Playa del Sur
 2/4/1977 Pueblo Revival structures built in 1923, designed by architect Rudolph Schindler
119 George H. Scripps Memorial Marine Biological Laboratory 8602 La Jolla Shores Dr.
 5/6/1977 Oldest oceanographic research building in continuous use in the United States built in 1909, as part of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the nation's first oceanographic institute founded in 1903
128 Heritage Place La Jolla 7210 La Jolla Blvd.
 7/7/1978 Structure built in 1917; moved in 1928 from 1044-1046 Wall St.
133 Galusha B. Grow Cottage 7210 La Jolla Blvd. 2/16/1979 Cottage built in 1895, moved to Heritage Place from 7831 Ivanhoe Ave. in Dec. 1979
164 La Jolla Fire Station Engine Company 13 7877 Herschel Ave.
 6/30/1982 Built in 1913; associated with Harold Abrams
166 Wisteria Cottage 780 Prospect St.
 8/25/1982 Cottage built in 1904; remodeled in 1907 by Irving Gill
179 George Kautz House 7753 Draper Ave.
 9/28/1983 House built in 1913; associated with Irving Gill; addition allowed at rear in 1984
181 The Little Hotel by the Sea 8045 Jenner St.
 11/30/1983 Built 1924-1925; additions in 1928 and 1939; associated with architect Thomas Shepherd
204 La Valencia Hotel 1132 Prospect St.
 1/14/1987 Built in 1909; originally called Cabrillo Hotel and renamed La Valencia West; remodeled in 1959; addition permitted in 1987
212 Casa de Manana-Casa Madre 849 Coast Blvd.
 12/2/1987 Built in 1924; associated with architect Edgar Ulrich
213 Casa de Manana 722, 809, 825 Coast Blvd.
 12/2/1987 Built in 1924; associated with architect Edgar Ulrich; approval granted to demolish structures at 809 and 825 Coast Blvd.
226 Morgan-Larkins-Marrone Residence 7149 & 7150 Monte Vista Ave.
 5/25/1988 English Tudor Revial house built in 1931 and 1935; designed by Edgar Ulrich
228 La Jolla Public Library 1006 Wall St.
 7/27/1988 Built in 1921; associated with William Templeton Johnson
229 The Athenaeum 1008 Wall Street 7/27/1988 Built in 1956; associated with William Lumpkins
230 Parker Office Building 7917 Girard Ave.
 7/27/1988 Built 1928-1930; associated with Thomas Shepherd; interior remodeled
234 Scripps Memorial Hospital and Clinic 464, 476 Prospect St.
 4/26/1989 Built 1924-1928; designed by Louis Gill; designated structures include Scripps Building, 1918 - first structure used as a clinic; Copley Building added 1949-1951
286 Dr. Rodes House-Brockton Villa 1235 Coast Boulevard 8/22/1990 Built 1894; companion structure to Red Roof & Red Roost
288 Coast Walk Trail and Devil's Slide Footbridge Coast Walk Trail 8/22/1990 Located between Cave St. and Torrey Pines Rd.; trail renovated in 1931
294 Colonial Inn Project Sites 915, 921, 925, 927 Coast Boulevard 1/30/1991
295 Mount Soledad Park and Memorial Cross Soledad Road
 8/22/1990 Became a public park in August 1916
304 Salk Institute for Biological Studies 10010 N. Torrey Pines Rd.
 2/27/1991 Research institute founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk; Modernist campus designed by Louis Kahn
314 Martha Kinsey Residence 1624 Ludington Lane 3/25/1992 House built in 1937; associated with Lilian Rice
315 Torrey Pines Gliderport South of Torrey Pines Golf Course and Torrey Pines St. Pk.; west of Torrey Pines Scenic Dr. 8/26/1992 Glider airport established in 1928 and used by aviation pioneers including Charles A. Lindbergh and Woodly Brown; U.S. Army cadets trained here during WWII
317 Easton-Mertz House 1525 Torrey Pines Road 4/28/93 House built from 1910–1911, designed by Emmor Brooke Weaver; designation rescinded in 1995 to allow house to be moved to Poway
324 Bentham Hall at The Bishop's School 7607 La Jolla Blvd 7/27/1994 Structure at The Bishop's School built in 1910, designed by Irving Gill with assistance from Louis Gill
327 Darlington House 7441 Olivetas Avenue 7/26/1995 Mediterranean style house built in 1925, associated with architects Herbert Palmer, Richard Requa and Thomas Shepherd
347 Prospect View/Redwood Hollow 244-254 Prospect Street 9/24/1997 Example of La Jolla bungalow cottage court vacation retreat
353 The Bishop's School 7607 La Jolla Blvd 2/15/1998 Designated elements include Scripps Hall (Irving Gill, 1910–11), Gilman Hall (Irving Gill and Louis Gill, 1916), St. Mary's Chapel (Carleton Winslow, 1916), The Tower (Carleton Winslow, 1930), Wheeler J. Bailey Library (Carleton Winslow, 1935), garden sall on Prospect St. and La Jolla Blvd.
357 The Bishop's School Historic District 7607 La Jolla Blvd 5/27/1998 Designated structures include Bentham Hall (Irving Gill, 1910), Scripps Hall (Irving Gill, 1910–11), Gilman Hall (Irving Gill and Louis Gill, 1916), St. Mary's Chapel (Carleton Winslow, 1916), The Tower (Carleton Winslow, 1930), Wheeler J. Bailey Library (Carleton Winslow, 1935), Garden Wall on Prospect St., and Trees planted before 1935
357 Surf Shack at Windansea Beach 6800 Neptune Place 5/27/1998 Palm shelter built in 1947 by surfers returning from WWII; oldest continuously used shelter of its kind on West Coast
364 Geranium Cottage 830 Kline Street 8/26/1998 Craftsman style cottage built in 1904 for Dr. and Mrs. Edward Howard; originally located at 503 Prosepct St. and moved in 1914
368 Oxley House 9302 La Jolla Farms Road 9/23/1998 California Modern style house built in 1958, designed by Richard Neutra; one of only two Neutra houses in San Diego
375 Dr. Martha Dunn Corey Residence 7520 Draper Avenue 3/24/1999 Victorian house built in 1909 for Dr. Martha Dunn Corey
380 Cave Store & Professor Shultz' Tunnel Leading to the Sunny Jim Cove 1325 Cave Street 4/28/1999 Vernacular commercial structure built 1902-1912 by Prof. Gustav Schultz; remodeled to current appearance in 1920s by Josephine Seaman
386 Carey Crest-El Paradon Seacliffe House 1369 Coast Walk 7/22/1999 Structure built 1900-1901
390 Spindrift Archaeological Site 1900 Spindrift Drive 9/23/1999 Archeological site known as the Spindthrift Site; site of settlement by San Dieguito Native Americans; contains finds dating from 965-1645 A.D.
396 Gordon-Hooper Archeological Site 2504 Ellentown Road 10/28/1999 Archeological site first identified in the 1930s and located on Scripps Estate site
413 Kenyon Residence 750 Bonair Place 4/27/2000 Architectural application of adobe brick construction in modern style; appeal to City Council overturned designation in June 2000
416 Violetta Horton Speculation House #1 7445 Hillside Drive 4/27/2000 Ranch style house built in 1935, designed by architect Clifford May
417 Violetta Horton Speculation House #2 7447 Hillside Drive 4/27/2000 Ranch style house built in 1935, designed by architect Clifford May
431 Grace Scripps Johanson 1540 Virginia Way 7/27/2000 Colonial Revival style house built in 1937, designed by architect William Field Staunton, Jr.
432 Judkins/J.L. Wright House 1700 Torrey Pines Road 8/24/2000 Modern style house built in 1946, designed by John Lloyd Wright
433 Devanney Residence 1341 Park Row 9/28/2000 American Craftsman style house built c. 1905
447 La Jolla Reading Room 7590 Draper Avenue 10/26/2000 Folk Victorian structure built in 1898; originally located at NE corner of Girard Ave. and Wall St.
449 Dolly's House 7857 Eads Avenue 10/26/2000 Spanish Revival house built in 1930
463 LaCrosse House 1261-1263 Cave Street 4/26/2001 Victorian Stick and American Craftsman style house built in 1900
473 Scripps Estates Archeological Site 2484 Ellentown Rd. 7/26/2001 Archeological site with prehistoric significance for burials and artifacts
480 Smith-Sirigo House 6309 Hartley Drive 8/3/2001 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1937
498 Erling Rhode Residence 7245 Eads Ave. 10/25/2001 Craftsman cottage built in 1912
502 Adams Residence-La Canada 754 La Canada 10/25/2001 Spanish Colonial Revival house built in 1929
503 Fuelscher House 7300-7304 Eads Avenue 10/25/2001 Monterey eclectic style house built in 1929
508 Fleet-Rice-Hoyt House 7667 Pepita Way 12/20/2001 Monterey style house built 1936-1937, designed by architect Lilian Jenette Rice
514 Mabel Scruggs/Thomas L. Shepherd House 7055 Vista Del Mar 4/25/2002 Ranch style house built in 1940, designed by architect Thomas Shepherd
520 Casa de la Paz-The Dunes 325-333 Dunemere Drive 5/23/2002 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1922
521 A.W. Woods House 1917 Soledad Avenue 5/23/2002 Craftsman bungalow built in 1913
528 Dr. Harold C. & Frieda Daum Urey/Russell Forester House 7890 Torrey Lane 7/25/2002 California Ranch style house built in 1954, designed by architect Russell Forester
542 Elizabeth Starr House 7115 Olivetas Ave. 9/26/2002 Tudor Revival house built in 1928
545 Col. John Wretts & Helen Cecilia Hannay House 1414 Virginia Way 9/26/2002 Folk Victorian style house with Craftsman and Colonial Revival influences; built in 1907
552 Harry Okey House 5732 Bellevue Avenue 10/24/2002 Spanish eclectic house built in 1929
560 Henry and May Turner/Herbert Mann-Thomas Shepherd House 391 Via del Norte 11/22/2002 Spanish eclectic house built in 1928, designed by architects Herbert J. Mann and Thomas Shepherd
570 William T. MacDonald/Richard Requa House 7374 Romero Dr. 2/27/2003 Spanish eclectic house built in 1933, designed by architect Richard Requa
587 Mittie Churcher House 1265 Park Row 5/22/2003 English cottage variant of Tudor Revival home built in 1922
596 Carlos Tavares/Herbert Mann House 6425 Muirlands Dr. 6/26/2003 Spanish eclectic house built c. 1931
615 Richard Olney/Sim Bruce Richards House 1644 Crespo Dr. 9/25/2003 Modern house built in 1954
622 James and Caroline Whittlesey/Robert Farquhar House 7728 Lookout Dr. 9/25/2003 French eclectic house built in 1937
624 Esther Morrison House 715 La Canada 9/25/2003 Spanish eclectic Monterey style house built in 1928
630 Katharine Smith/Thomas Shepherd House 6019 Avenida Cresta 10/23/2003 French eclectic house with Mediterranean influences built in 1929
638 Spindthrift Archeological Site #2 1876 Torrey Pines Rd. 11/21/2003 Archeological site
639 Myrtle Parker Swain House 247 Westbourne St. 11/21/2003 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1929
678 Williams Scripps Kellogg House 7865 El Paseo Grande 8/26/2004 Ranch house built in 1938
679 Violetta Horton/Cliff May Spec House #3 7477 Hillside Dr. 8/26/2004 Ranch house built in 1935, designed by architect Cliff May
688 R. W. Gillespie House 6425 Electric Ave. 9/23/2004 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1929
689 Lester Palmer/Herbert Mann & Thomas Shepherd House 6751 Muirlands Dr. 9/23/2004 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1927, designed by architects Herbert Mann and Thomas Shepherd
692 Florence Palmer House 360 Fern Glen 10/28/2004 English cottage built in 1929 (National Register eligible)
693 George and Ruth Glendon/Edgar Ullrich House 1006 Muirlands Dr. 10/28/2004 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1928, designed by architect Edgar Ullrich
702 Mansfield and Katherine Mills House 7105 Country Club Dr. 3/24/2005 Modern style house built in 1958, designed by architect Dale Naegle
708 F.M. Sheppard Duplex and House Rentals 1046, 1049-1051 Coast Blvd. 4/28/2005 Craftsman, shingle-style structures built in 1911
710 Lowry McClanahan/Thomas Shepherd House 7716 Lookout Dr. 5/26/2005 Colonial Revival house built in 1937, designed by architect Thomas Shepherd
731 Violetta Lee Horton Spec House #4 7575 Hillside Dr. 9/22/2005 One-story modern hacienda house built in 1935, designed by architect Clifford May
740 Edgar Ullrich House 1745 Kearsarge Rd. 1/26/2006 Tudor style house built in 1925, designed by architect Edgar Ullrich
757 Louise and Thomas Rothwell/Thomas Shepherd House 7811 Hillside Dr. 6/22/2006 Spanish eclectic house built in 1927, designed by Thomas Shepherd
759 Uriah and Clara Barkey House 8265 Paseo del Ocaso 6/22/2006 Spanish eclectic house built in 1929, one of the Seven Sisters
763 Ada Black/Herbert Mann and Thomas Shepherd House 7781 Hillside Dr. 7/27/2006 Spanish eclectic house built in 1927, designed by Herbert Mann and Thomas Shepherd
767 F. Lisle Morgan Spec House #1 7144 Monte Vista Ave. 7/27/2006 Spanish eclectic house built in 1930
768 Frank and Gloria Compton/John Lloyd Wright House 7840 E. Roseland Dr. 8/24/2006 Modern style house built in 1948, designed by John Lloyd Wright
782 Wheeler Bailey/Irving Gill House 7964 Princess St. 9/28/2006 Craftsman and International style house built in 1907, designed by Irving Gill
805 Howard and Maude Brown House 7126 Monte Vista Ave. 3/22/2007 Spanish eclectic house built in 1929
812 Marie Louise Biggar/Herbert J. Mann House 409 Dunemere Dr. 4/26/2007 Pueblo Revival style house built in 1923, remodeled in 1931; designed by architect Herbert J. Mann
813 Spindthrift Archeological Site #3 1905 Spindthrift Dr. 5/24/2007
818 Hazel Weir/Dennstedt Company House/Spindthrift Archeological Site #4 1857 Viking Way 6/28/2007 Spanish eclectic Monterey style house built in 1935
827 Harold and Charlotte Muir House 1205 Muirlands Dr. 7/26/2007 Spanish eclectic house built in 1928, designed by Edgar Ulrich
829 Philip Barber/Herbert Mann and Thomas Shepherd Spec House #1 359 Sea Lane 8/23/2007 Tudor style house built in 1928, designed by architects Thomas Shepherd and Herbert Mann
830 Charles D. and Laura K. Larkins House 347 Dunemere Dr. 8/23/2007 Colonial house with Spanish influences built in 1931
833 Karsten and Susan Joehnk/Thomas Shepherd House 6101 Avenida Cresta 8/23/2007 Spanish eclectic house built in 1928 designed by Edgar Ulrich; remodeled in 1979 with design by Thomas Shepherd
842 Leon Beatty Spec House #1 307 La Canada 11/8/2007 Ranch house with French Revival influences built in 1949
849 Cassius & Kate Peck/Thomas Shepherd House 620 Via Del Norte 11/29/2007 Ranch minimal traditional house built in 1948; designec by Thomas Shepherd
854 Clyde and Arabelle Hufbauer House 1821 Torrey Pines Rd. 1/24/2008 Post and beam modern house built in 1952
858 Casa Del Horizonte 7417-7427 Olivetas Ave. 3/27/2008 Contemporary style bungalow built in 1947
866 H.R. and Olga McClintock/Herbert Palmer and Milton Sessions House 7755 Sierra Mar Dr. 5/22/2008 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1927; designed by Herbert Palmer

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References

  1. ^ Numbers are as designated in the San Diego Municipal Ordinance. Blue colors represent higher designations as National Historic Landmarks and listing on the National Register of Historic Places; yellow represents sites that are San Diego Historic Landmarks without a higher designation. No color represents delisted monuments.
  2. ^ a b c "Historical Landmarks Designated by the San Diego Historical Resources Board". City of San Diego. http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/programs/historical/pdf/landmarklist.pdf. 
  3. ^ Various sources cited in articles, retrieved on various dates.

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