Our 2011 annual membership meeting took place on Oct 16th.  The location was 4141 Lark St, the Joel L & Edith M Brown House, a 1916 Prairie style home. We discussed the future of Mission Hills Heritage and cast votes for the leadership for the coming year.

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The 2011 Annual Fall Walking Tour took place on September 24, 2011. 

“A Walk Along the Streetcar Line”

This year’s tour explored the route of the streetcar line through Mission Hills and the beautiful homes built along the route.  The docent-led walk included details about Kate Sessions’ nursery that was adjacent to the rails, the development that was spurred by the streetcar line, and the builders and early residents of the area. The walk included the historic district based on the final extension of the streetcar line.  While the rails are no longer there, a vintage streetcar that once ran the streets of San Diego was featured on the tour.

Click  here for the official flier.

The Seventh Annual Mission Hills Heritage Historic Home Tour

Took place on Saturday, April 2, 2011

“Grand Homes of Inspiration Heights”

Featured a tour of six privately owned historic and architecturally diverse homes from North Mission Hills in the area overlooking San Diego Bay.

Mission Hills Heritage Proudly Presents an Educational Seminar:
"The Woodwork of Our Historic Homes: Identify, Restore & Preserve It"

Saturday, January 15, 2011


Join this educational afternoon focused on understanding woodwork used in older San Diego homes.
Introduction: "Where did all that wood come from, anyway?" Ron May
First Lecture: "Reading the Grain: Understanding the role of woodwork in maintaining the character
of a building." Ione R. Stiegler, AIA, NCARB
Second Lecture: "Understanding your wood trim. " Michael Good

Table top displays will be in the courtyard of the Francis Parker Lower School. Meet and talk to our local wood supply & preservation community.

Refreshments served in the courtyard by Chism Brothers Painting.

Mission Hills Heritage had its Fall Walking Tour on Saturday, September 25, 2010. The walking tour explored the pending Annex (yellow area on the map) to the Mission Hills Historic District, which includes the area between Sunset Boulevard, Witherby Street, Hickory and St. James, and blocks in between. The area includes homes of great historic interest, including ten homes currently historically designated, and many other homes with great stories. Architectural styles of homes on these blocks include Craftsman, Prairie, Tudor and Spanish Revival.

 

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The Spring 2010 tour was entitled “Views to Mission Valley” and spotlighted the less-publicized subdivision of Arnold & Choates Addition, and secluded Avalon Heights.

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What Mission Hills neighborhood features a hidden grand Victorian mansion built in the late 1880s? What was the original name of Sunset Boulevard? Who were the movers and shakers who built the big estates in the Inspiration Heights neighborhood starting 100 year ago? The walking tour of Inspiration Heights revealed the answers to these questions and much more. This year’s Mission Hills Heritage walking tour celebrated the 100th anniversary of the historic Inspiration Heights subdivision.

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Mission Hills Heritage featured homes of South Mission Hills in the 5th Annual Historic Home Tour. Each year Mission Hills Heritage highlights a unique set of homes that represents the great richness and diversity of our community. While home tours in recent years have focused on North Mission Hills, South Mission Hills has just as many splendid homes and as rich and interesting a history.

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What better way to celebrate the first 100 years of Mission Hills and to launch the second century than to get a look inside some of the wonderful neighborhood homes during the Fourth Annual Mission Hills Heritage Historic Home Tour. Mission Hills Heritage showcased the newly granted Mission Hills Historic District and the Fort Stockton Line Historic District with a home tour featuring five privately-owned historic and architecturally diverse homes from these districts.

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Here are photos from our annual meeting in 2008.

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