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<\/a>\u201cWe are pleased to honor this diverse group of eight winners who persevered in their preservation projects despite unfavorable economic conditions, unexpected discoveries and the necessity for highly skilled craftspeople,\u201d said SOHO Executive Director Bruce Coons in a press release.<\/p>\n
Among those honored May 23 were Dalia and Gordon Hunt, a Mission Hills couple who restored their 1913 home, and Daniel Ramirez, who helped rescue the University Heights \u201cLog Cabin House\u201d from demolition.<\/p>\n
When first purchased, the Hunt\u2019s three-story Mission Hills home was \u201cmasquerading\u201d as an updated arts and crafts-style building, with \u201cpainfully bad features,\u201d SOHO said. The couple hired contractor Jim Stafford for the restoration project, who then discovered the building\u2019s English-influenced elements. Using historic photographs, Stafford was able to restore or replicate the home\u2019s original features.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother startling transformation of a mistreated house and City of San Diego landmark \u2026 brings a People In Preservation Award to its owner, Daniel Ramirez,\u201d SOHO said. \u201cHe brought the abandoned, ravaged Log Cabin House, as it is known in University Heights, back from the very brink.\u201d<\/p>\n
Built in 1908 and officially called the James A. Creelman House, Ramirez began working with the University Heights Historical Society in 2004 on the restoration.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is now a great source of pride for the whole community,\u201d SOHO said.<\/p>\n
The night\u2019s highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, went to the Chicano Park Steering Committee for their dedication to the park and murals in Barrio Logan that celebrate the Chicano and Latino civil rights movement. After a 2012 mural restoration project was completed, the committee successfully nominated the park to be designated a National Historic District.<\/p>\n
Other honorees were the Wilson family, who restored a cottage in Ocean Beach originally built in 1922; the San Diego Housing Commission for their work in restoring Downtown\u2019s historic Hotel Sandford; Jacquelyn Littlefield and American Regional Theatre at the Spreckels for three major restoration projects of the Spreckels Theatre; SOCO, LLC for restoring their theater blade sign at the former Loma Theatre in Point Loma; and historian Diane Welch for her book \u201cLilian J. Rice: Architect of Rancho Santa Fe, California.\u201d<\/p>\n
The People In Preservation Awards ceremony also serves as the official announcement of SOHO\u2019s 2013 Most Endangered List of Historic Resources, which includes a \u201ccall for more responsible historic preservation action\u201d throughout San Diego County, representatives said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHistoric buildings, landscapes and sites contribute to a distinct sense of place and provide a priceless record of our shared heritage,\u201d SOHO said in a separate press release. \u201cThe Most Endangered List, now in its 26th year, has proven to be a valuable tool in encouraging urgently needed preservation action.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2013 list includes five new areas and eight remaining sites from previous years, making 13 total in need of attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwelve of the 13 items on the Most Endangered List are buildings and sites that embody the diversity and richness of San Diego County history,\u201d SOHO said. \u201cThe 13th item \u2013 the municipal trend toward overturning historic designations for the owner\u2019s convenience \u2013 could easily become a preservation nightmare, both legally and culturally.\u201d<\/p>\n
New sites listed this year include Collier Park Spring House in La Mesa, Calif., the Spreckels Warehouse located Downtown, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and St. Luke\u2019s Chapel in North Park. Built in 1897, the chapel was moved from Hillcrest to 30th and Gunn streets in 1924 and now stands boarded up and vacant.<\/p>\n
\u201cSt. Luke\u2019s Chapel, the oldest building in North Park, is also threatened,\u201d SOHO said. \u201cThe Diocese, and not the local church, is responsible for the site and may be considering razing the chapel and a few other old buildings on their property. \u2026 SOHO urges the Episcopal Diocese to take the boards off this chapel and restore it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the complete list and more information visit sohosandiego.org or call 619-297-9327.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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