Tag: SOHO
It’s Time for A New Beginning
This past month I was given good news about the Historic Mission Hills Library at 925 West Washington Street. A representative of Councilman Whitburn’s office stated that according to the Library Department staff, the necessary abatement work has been completed. They are now awaiting the delivery of materials to finalize the remaining work. Their current […]
SOHO Receives Prestigious Governor’s Historic Preservation Award
The preservation group Save Our Heritage Organisation, SOHO, has received a prestigious 2023 Governor’s Historic Preservation Award. The awards, announced on December 29, recognize SOHO and five other organizations and projects for outstanding achievements in preserving and celebrating California’s richly diverse heritage. The Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards are California’s only state-sponsored awards program of its kind. […]
Mission Hills Heritage Holds Fundraiser for Legal Challenge to Community Plan Update
Mission Hills Heritage (MHH), an all-volunteer community organization, will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, June 3, 2017 to support its legal challenge to the City’s approval of the Uptown Community Plan Update. The event takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. at 4455 Hermosa Way, the William Templeton Johnson-designed home of Gordon and Dalia Hunt, […]
Historic Home Tour Weekend
Join SOHO on April 13 and 14 for the Annual Historic Home Tour Weekend featuring early 20th-century homes in Mission Hills. On Saturday, April 13, select from your choice of walking or bicycle tours, and a textile workshop, and on Sunday, April 14 spend the day with us at the Historic Home Tour. On Saturday, […]
Clairemont: The Village within a City – A Mid-Century modern tour
The Modernism Committee of Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) is proud to present Clairemont: The Village within a City, a historic architecture tour on Saturday, August 11. A A 10 a.m. lecture is followed by a self-guided tour from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This self-driven tour takes Mid- Century modernism fans through the architectural […]
The Great Architects of Bankers Hill
Annual Historic Home Tour Weekend 2012 On March 17 and 18, Save Our Heritage Organisation presents its Annual Historic Home Tour Weekend. This year features the early 20th-century homes of Bankers Hill. On Saturday, March 17, attendees can select from their choice of walking tours and new lectures. The main feature, the annual Home Tour, […]
Historic General Store Gets a New Owner
Having been vacant for the last few years, the 1884 Historic Santa Ysabel General Store, Located at 30275 Highway 78, was purchased by SOHO for $295,000. The iconic building is the most important site left of what was the historic town site of Santa Ysabel, and the town retains much of its 19th century feel […]
