Historic Context Statement, San Ysidro, San Diego, California (Final)

Page and Turnball

From introduction: "In June 2009 the City of San Diego received a grant through the Certified Local Government (CLG) program to prepare a reconnaissance level survey for the community of San Ysidro. The City prepared the historic context statement and contracted with Page & Turnbull for the field work and preparation of the survey report. The survey was undertaken in support of the San Ysidro Community Plan Update scheduled to be completed by the City Planning & Community Investment Department in 2012. The survey will be used as background information for the Historic Preservation Element of the community plan, and will be used by the City, the public, consultants, and other interested parties to identify significant historic resources within San Ysidro. This context statement addresses the community of San Ysidro, located in the City of San Diego. San Ysidro is located adjacent to the U.S./Mexico border and includes approximately 1,863 acres. San Ysidro is bounded by I-905 to the north, the Tijuana River Valley to the west, the Otay Mesa community to the east, and the international border with Mexico to the south. The San Ysidro Historic Context Statement identifies development patterns and significant properties in the area. The document is organized as follows: Section I. Introduction provides an introduction to the document and definition of geographic boundaries. Section II. Existing Surveys, Studies & Reports summarizes previous historic resource survey work in the San Ysidro survey area. Section III. Guidelines for Evaluation provides a definition of each of the major property types found in the survey area (residential, commercial, civic/institutional and industrial), and guidelines to evaluate the significance and integrity of these properties. Section IV. Historic Context includes a narrative of the area’s developmental history. This history is broken into five periods which are defined by events, themes, and development trends. Property types associated with each of the five periods are identified and analyzed. Analysis includes an architectural description, a list of character-defining features, an evaluation of historic significance, and a summary of integrity considerations. Section V. Conclusions & Recommendations provides a summary of the findings of the historic context and recommendations for future work." Funding was provided in part by a 2009 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of San Diego (project number CA-09-42) administered by the California State Historic Preservation Office (grant number 06-09-21810) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. San Diego, California is a Certified Local Government.

Historic Context Statement, San Ysidro, San Diego, California (Final)

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