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City: San Diego
Area Population: 24,149
Elevation: 151 feet above sea level
Distance from downtown SD: 6.0 miles northwest

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
San Diego, CA 92110 Map

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park presents the opportunity to experience the history of early San Diego by providing a connection to the past.

Learn about life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. Even today, life moves more slowly in this part of San Diego, where the hustle and bustle is balanced with history and fiestas. Visitors are offered a glimpse into yesteryear, as converging cultures transformed San Diego from a Mexican pueblo to an American settlement. The core of restored original historic buildings from the interpretive period are complemented by reconstructed sites, along with early twentieth century buildings designed in the same mode. The Historic Plaza remains a gathering place for community events and historic activity. Five original adobe buildings are part of the historic park, which includes museums, unique retail shops, and several restaurants.

La Casa de Estudillo is a mansion built around a garden courtyard. La Casa de Machado y Stewart is full of artifacts that reflect ordinary life of the period. Some of the other historic buildings include the Mason Street School (California's first public schoolhouse), La Casa de Machado y Silvas, the San Diego Union Printing Office (site of the city's oldest surviving newspaper office), and the first brick courthouse. The Seeley Stables Museum, with newly rehabilitated exhibits on overland transportation, houses one of the finest wagon and carriage collections.

Visitors can experience a working blacksmith shop, enjoy music, see or touch the park's burros and engage in activities that represent early San Diego.

San Diego became California's first Spanish settlement when a mission and fort were established in 1769.

Location-Directions
The park is located on San Diego Avenue and Twiggs Street in San Diego, and is conveniently adjacent to the Old Town Transit Center, with Coaster, Trolley, and MTS Bus service.
Old Town San Diego, CA Latitude/Longitude: 32.7542 / -117.1961

Robinson-Rose House Visitor Center
James Robinson came to San Diego from Texas in the Spring of 1850 and developed a successful law practice. He built this two-story structure in 1853 to serve not only as his family residence but also as the home of the San Diego Herald, the San Diego and Gila Railroad office, as well as other private offices. Robinson died in 1857 and his widow Sarah Robinson sold the building to Louis Rose, who probably purchased it as a family residence. Fire destroyed the roof in 1874 and the building fell into ruins by the turn of the century. The reconstructed building now serves as Old Town State Historic Park's visitor center and has on display a model of Old Town as it looked in 1872, created by Joseph Toigo.

McCoy House Interpretive Center
In March 2000, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) completed construction of the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Entry Redevelopment project, which included extensive landscaping and reconstruction of the McCoy House. State Park archaeologists excavated in Old Town San Diego in 1995 to recover information needed to reconstruct a large residence built in 1869 by James McCoy, a well-to-do Irish immigrant who served as San Diego’s sheriff and state senator. Prior to 1851 the property belonged to Maria Eugenia Silvas, descendant of a Spanish Colonial soldier who came to Alta California in the 1770s.

Heritage Park County Historic Site
2454 Heritage Park Row
San Diego, CA 92110
(619-291-9784) Map

This 7.8-acre county park is dedicated to the preservation of San Diego's Victorian architecture. Expansion downtown after WWII threatened these structures with demolition on their original sites. Public and private funds paid for the acquisition, relocation, and restoration of these buildings. Now owned by the county, the structures are leased to private and commercial entities responsible for interior renovation and operation in keeping with the park's Victorian theme. Wedding services, a doll shop, bed and breakfast inn, law office, antique store, and a community meeting place operate in Heritage Park.

Senlis Cottage - (1896) Nineteenth Century Vernacular -- A modest cottage built for Eugene Senlis, an employee of San Diego pioneer horticulturist Kate Sessions. This house, without the amenities of gas, electricity, water, or sewer, is an example of dwellings occupied in the 1880s by working-class people. Park restrooms are located on the north side of the building next to the parking circle. The museum is on the west side of the cottage.

Sherman-Gilbert House - (1887) Stick Eastlake -- (City Historic Site #8) This house was built and first owned by John Sherman, cousin of General William Tecumseh Sherman. The "widow's walk" and circular window are key elements of this, the first structure moved to Heritage Park, in the spring of 1971. From 1892 to 1965, sisters Bess and Gertrude Gilbert, patrons of art and music, brought internationally famous entertainers to receptions in their home. Among the artists were Yehudi Menuhin, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and Artur Rubinstein. The Park Ranger office is located on the bottom floor.

Bushyhead House - (1887) Italianate -- Edward Wilkerson Bushyhead, early San Diego sheriff, chief of police, and San Diego Union newspaper owner, built this house as a rental. The Italianate style combines double doors with glass panels, tall protruding bay windows, regularly spaced brackets, and a low-pitched roof. The Bushyhead House (along with the Christian House and the Burton House) was moved to its Heritage Park location in summer of 1976. Bushyhead, who was part Cherokee Indian, marched in the "Trail of Tears" during the displacement of the Southeastern tribes in 1838-39.

Christian House - (1889) Queen Anne -- This graceful residence was constructed by Harfield Timberlake Christian, founder of an early San Diego abstract company. It is built in a popular late Victorian design characterized by a variety of chimneys, shingles, a corner tower, and encircling veranda. One critic wrote that this style "should be a restless, uncertain, frightful collection of details giving the effect of a nightmare about to explode."

McConaughy House - (1887) Stick Eastlake -- The house is named for its original owner, John McConaughy, who founded the first scheduled passenger and freight service in San Diego County. His four-horse passenger stages and six-horse wagons operated between San Diego and Julian.

Burton House - (1893) Classic Revival -- Pediments and dentil cornices inspired by classic sources mark this house. Henry Guild Burton, retired Army physician, built it during a trend that by the turn of the century began to eliminate decoration.

Temple Beth Israel - (1889) Classic Revival -- (City Historic Site #82) San Diego's first synagogue, constructed by the Congregation Beth Israel, also became temporary quarters for many religious sects before they established churches of their own. The structure reflects the church styles of the late 1800s. The first services were held September 25, 1889. The county operates this building as a community center. Reservations for weddings, bar mitzvahs, receptions on the lawn, and public meetings can be made by calling the San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation at (858) 565- 3600. Visit our Weddings web page for more information.

Why they're worth saving. This park arose from the Parks and Recreation Department's commitment to the preservation of San Diego's cultural as well as natural resources. Had Heritage Park not been created, these notable buildings would have been lost to future generations.

Whaley House
2482 San Diego Avenue
San Diego, CA 92110
(619-297-9327) Map

University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
(619-260-4600) Map

The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. The university consists of six schools, namely: the School of Business Administration, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences(currently under development), the School of Law, the School of Nursing & Health Science, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies. The Alcalá Park campus sits atop the edge of a mesa overlooking San Diego, California. The school's founder believed that studying in beautiful surroundings could improve one's educational experience. The university's buildings are designed in the Spanish Renaissance architecture style, paying homage to San Diego's Spanish Catholic heritage. Many students and faculty choose to live on campus and immerse themselves in the university's architectural atmosphere and setting. The University of San Diego is located approximately two miles north of downtown San Diego, on the north crest of Mission Valley in the community of Linda Vista. From Alcalá Park the San Diego communities of Mission Hills, Old Town San Diego, Point Loma, Ocean Beach, Bay Park, Mission Beach, and Pacific Beach can be seen. Also, vistas of the Pacific Ocean, Mission Bay, San Diego Harbor, the Coronado Islands, and La Jolla are also prominent throughout the campus.

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Library
2920 Burgener Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92110
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Post Office
2535 Midway Drive, San Diego, CA 92110
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5215 Gaines Street, San Diego, CA 92110
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3750 Sports Arena Boulevard, Suite 3, San Diego, CA 92110
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3305 Kemper Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92110
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1972 Chicago Street, San Diego, CA 92110
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Barnard Elementary School (K-6)
2930 Barnard Street, San Diego, CA 92110
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Bay Park Elementary School (K-6)
2433 Denver Street, San Diego, CA 92110
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Dewey Elementary School (K-6)
3251 Rosecrans Street, San Diego, CA 92110
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Longfellow K-8 School (K-8)
5055 July Street, San Diego, CA 92110
(619-276-4206) Map - Website

Audeo Charter School (K-12)
2245 San Diego Avenue, Suite 127, San Diego, CA 92110
(619-298-1005) Map - Website

Charter School Of San Diego (7-12)
2245 San Diego Avenue, Suite 127, San Diego, CA 92110
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City of San Diego Community Profile - Old Town San Diego
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Community Profile: Old Town San Diego

The Old Town community of San Diego contains 230 acres and is bound on the north by I-8 and Mission Valley, on the West by I-5 and Midway, and on the south and east by the Uptown/ Mission Hills hillsides.

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Morena is a neighborhood of San Diego, California and also includes the historic Old Town area.


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