Marston House Museum
This is a film of the Marston House Museum, in Balboa Park, in San Diego CA. It is a wonderful historic landmark with lots of history, run by SOHO (Save Our Heritage Organisation). This film depicts many of the beautiful architectural details of this Arts and Crafts home, designed by William Hebbard and Irving Gill. I hope you enjoy it!
List of Museums in Balboa Park San Diego
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego. Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
MUSEUMS
Centro Cultural de la Raza
George W. Marston House
Mingei International Museum
Museum of Photographic Arts
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Hall of Champions
San Diego History Center
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
San Diego Natural History Museum
Timken Museum of Art
Veterans Museum and Memorial Center
Whaley House in Old Town San Diego
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Places to see in ( San Diego - USA ) Balboa Park
Places to see in ( San Diego - USA ) Balboa Park
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.
Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Balboa Park contains museums, gardens, attractions, and venues such as :
Centro Cultural de la Raza
George W. Marston House
Mingei International Museum
Museum of Photographic Arts
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Art Institute
San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Hall of Champions
San Diego History Center
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
San Diego Natural History Museum
Timken Museum of Art
Veterans Museum and Memorial Center
1935 (Old) Cactus Garden
Alcazar Garden
Australian Garden
Botanical Building
California Native Plant Garden
Casa del Rey Moro Garden
Desert Garden
Florida Canyon Native Plant Preserve
Marston House Garden
George Washington Carver Children's Ethnobotany Garden[5]
Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden
Lily Pond
Palm Canyon
Trees for Health Garden
Veterans Memorial Garden
Zoro Garden
Balboa Park Carousel
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad (16 in (406 mm) gauge)
Balboa Stadium
Casa del Prado (home of San Diego Youth Symphony)
Electriquettes (1915 electric-powered wicker carts)
House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
Old Globe Theatre
San Diego Junior Theatre
San Diego Mineral and Gem Society
San Diego Zoo
Spanish Village Art Center
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Starlight Bowl
WorldBeat Cultural Center
( San Diego - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting San Diego . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in San Diego - USA
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Marston House Grand Opening
San Diego's Marston House--one of America's finest works of architecture from the Arts and Crafts era--is now open for public view and interpretation. A gala party hosted by SOHO marked the Marston House opening on July 23, 2009.
In attendance were members of the Marston family, and San Diego City Councilmember Todd Gloria who spoke to the gathering.
Everyone in attendece seemed to notice the William Hebbard and Irving Gill designed House looks better than it has in years.
The Marston House is open for docent lead tours Friday through Sunday from Ten A.M. to Five P.M.
Visit sohosandiego.org for full details
Cruising El Cajon Ca. to The Knox House Museum
Cruise to the Historic Knox House. Listening to the new CD of The San Diego Concert Band. Joyous Celebration. My Snare Drum solo roll at end. (An Unoffical Charles Claar Video)
Heritage Park, Old Town San Diego - San Diego Urban Sketchers 2018
24 Urban Sketchers drawing and painting at Heritage Park, a County park adjacent to Old Town in San Diego. The video shows the artists, their sketches and several of the restored Victorian homes.
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Balboa Park Attractions and Venues (San Diego)
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.
Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
ATTRACTIONS AND VENUES
Balboa Park Carousel
Balboa Park Miniature Railroad (16 in (406 mm) gauge)
Balboa Stadium (demolished)
Casa del Prado (home of San Diego Youth Symphony)
Electriquettes (1915 electric-powered wicker carts)
House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater
Old Globe Theatre
San Diego Mineral and Gem Society
San Diego Zoo
Spanish Village Art Center
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Starlight Bowl
WorldBeat Cultural Center
Balboa Park Sustainability Walk-About -- Mingei International Museum
This portion of the tour explores the Mingei International Museum's efforts towards environmental sustainability. Balboa Park Cultural Partnership's Balboa Park Sustainabiliy Walk-About Program offers sector professionals an opportunity to learn hands-on about sustainability and the work completed in Balboa Park from the point of view of Balboa Park Staff and US Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professionals (LEED, AP). Five Park Facility Directors and Robert Gilleskie, (LEED-AP), were the tour guides during this Walk-About of completed projects in the Park. This opportunity gave Park staff the vehicle to help others understand sustainable best practices in the community.
Photo Slideshow of Balboa Park San Diego Gardens
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego. Named for the Spanish maritime explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
GARDENS
1935 (Old) Cactus Garden
Alcazar Garden
Australian Garden
Botanical Building
California Native Plant Garden
Casa del Rey Moro Garden
Desert Garden
Florida Canyon Native Plant Preserve
Marston House Garden
George Washington Carver Children's Ethnobotany Garden
Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden
Lily Pond
Palm Canyon
Trees for Health Garden
Veterans Memorial Garden
Zoro Garden
Save The Villa Montezuma!
Many of you have been inquiring as to the current status of the Villa Montezuma. The house, designed by the renowned architecture firm Comstock & Trotsche in 1887 for its original owner, the world-famous concert pianist and spiritualist Jesse Francis Shepard, is still closed to the public and sits in a state of disrepair and threatened by vacancy.
On March 13, 2006 the SOHO Board of Directors voted unanimously to pursue the stewardship and operation of the Villa Montezuma house museum when the San Diego Historical Society (SDHS) asked SOHO to consider taking over operations. SDHS Board of Directors chose at that time to give their auxiliary Friends of the Villa group one last chance to make the house into a successful house museum with SOHO supporting that decision as it was promised a renewed vigor and dedication would be given to the site, however, that decision proved to be unproductive, and the Historical Society chose to give up their lease and return the property to the city's hands.
A similar situation occurred with the Marston House when SDHS gave it back to the city; the Friends of the Marston House elected to join SOHO and have continued to support the house in an even greater capacity than ever before, flourishing with the new arrangement.
In the ensuing four years, as the house remained shuttered, closed to the public, and deteriorating at an alarming rate, SOHO has been concerned with the welfare and future of this city treasure, one of San Diego's most important 19th century structures, placing it on our most endangered list in past years.
SOHO and the City of San Diego share the belief that this is one of San Diego's most important architectural treasures, and SOHO feels strongly that our assuming operations will allow the Villa Montezuma to reach its full potential as a cultural and educational resource.
We are asking that you sign this petition and also to write the Mayor, City Council, and Historical Resources Board to express your support for SOHO to operate the Villa Montezuma as a house museum.
The city has publicly stated that they are unsure of what actions they will take to preserve and protect the Villa, but they have promised $500,000 to match a CCDC grant to restore the house. One of their choices will likely be to seek a qualified operator.
We have provided these points below for you to use if desired to personalize your letter to the mayor and council.
* SOHO has the experience, expertise and the will to make the Villa a premier house museum for the region.
* SOHO's track record in the house museum business is an outstanding one having made the Thomas Whaley House, which SOHO operates for the County of San Diego, the most successful house museum in the county in just five years, and having reopened the City-owned Marston House quite successfully with our goals for the first year having been met in just six months, we are ahead of schedule and attendance at the museum is climbing consistently.
* SOHO is uniquely qualified to operate the Villa and oversee its restoration and maintenance. SOHO Executive Director Bruce Coons is an acknowledged authority on Victorian architecture and is familiar with the structure having consulted over the years on the Villa with its restoration efforts.
* The expertise that exists between SOHO's board, its staff, professional partners and SOHO members is extensive making the organization the best choice for the house and making it prepared to handle any and all issues that could arise with the restoration, maintenance and continued care of the Villa.
SOHO currently operates two historic sites for the City of San Diego, the Adobe Chapel in Old Town and the Marston House Museum & Gardens, and maintains a positive and excellent working relationship with the real estate assets division of the City, which oversees the stewardship of those sites.
SOHO's philosophy in operating historic sites is that they have the unique ability of being able to inspire and to tell the stories of the people who lived and worked in them, and through professional interpretation they can continue to stir the imagination and inspire people in a myriad of ways, a key strategy to the renaissance of this important landmark home.
Balboa Park (San Diego)California, United States
Balboa Park (San Diego)
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INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES AT BALBOA PARK IN SAN DIEGO
Lawn programs: 2:00 p.m. every Sundays from March through October, are presented by a different cottage. The music, dance, traditional costumes, arts, crafts, and ethnic foods from that country are on stage, in the cottage, and in the food booths. All the cottages are open from 2:00 p.m. To 4:00 p.m. on Sundays.
National City | Historic Sites | San Diego County
Often characterized by its rich historic past, National City is in fact the second oldest city in San Diego County. Incorporated on September 17, 1887, National City was originally part of the 26,000-acre El Rancho de la Nacion, which was purchased in 1868 by Frank Kimball and his brothers Warren and Levi. The Kimballs cleared lands, built roads, constructed the City's first wharf and brought the railroad to the City.
The Kimball’s and other early visionary leaders of National City are embodied in the historical buildings and landscape dotted throughout the City. The historic buildings are evidence of the rich past which contributes to the cultural fabric of National City today. Such historical resources provide continuity with our past and enhance our quality of life.
Granger Music Hall, 1615 East 4th Street
Ralph Granger, who struck it rich in the silver mines of Colorado and was making $5,000 a day through the 1890's, located his family on an estate in Paradise Valley (8th Street).His love of violins led to his purchase of a large and expensive string collection, which prompted him to hire San Diego architect Irving Gill to build a private music hall for him near his house.
Brick Row on Heritage Square, 909 A Avenue Designed by San Diego architect R. C. Ball (who designed Folsom Prison), it was constructed by Frank Kimball in 1887 for $30,000.These 10 individual row houses were to be used by the executives of the Santa Fe Railroad. This architectural style is unique to this region and was molded after the row houses of Philadelphia and similar eastern cities. It was hoped that the railroad VIPs would not only feel at home surrounded by familiar architecture, but also be impressed by the cosmopolitan appearance of the young city. All the apartments have a formal dining room with fireplace, a kitchen, a parlor with fireplace, a butler's pantry, and four bedrooms upstairs.
Santa Fe Rail Depot, 922 West 23rd Street
(California Southern Terminus Depot)
Built in 1882, the Santa Fe Rail Depot is the only original transcontinental railroad terminus in the United States that is still standing. On November 14, 1885, the first train left from National City to Waterman (renamed Barstow in 1886), 78 miles from its transcontinental link in San Bernadino.
National City Railcar Plaza, 840 West 24th Street
Once owned by National City founder Frank Kimball, the railcar played a significant role in transportation, serving as the region's first commuter-type train dedicated to passengers. Even the legendary Wyatt Earp rode the train!
St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 521 E. 8th Street
In 1872, the Kimball brothers donated a parcel of land for the future building of a church. The Episcopal Society was organized in 1882 and Frank Kimball was elected secretary. St. Matthews Church was built five years later. Designed by Chula Vista architect William Herman, it was patterned after an English Countryside church.
Recent Field Trip - Museum of Man, San Diego
This is a recent field trip we took to San Diego's Museum of Man at Balboa Park. It also included a tour inside the California Tower.
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in San Diego, 1915
A short clip of Theodore Roosevelt arriving at The Pan-American Exposition in San Diego, on Roosevelt Day 1915. He is ex-president at this point but is still quite active politically as he is thinking about running for another term as President.
From the Library of Congress, Theodore Roosevelt attends the Panama-California Exposition on Roosevelt Day, July 27, 1915. He arrives at the United States Government Building in an open touring car with two men in the rear seat. The man who is wearing a ribbon on his coat appears to be George W. Marston, park commissioner. Gilbert Aubrey Davidson, president of the Exposition, and others greet Roosevelt and his party....
San Diego's Japanese friendship Garden
A peaceful and harmonious trip to the Japanese Friendship Garden, located in San Diego's Balboa Park. A great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.
The Pacific Asia Museum In Pasadena, California
USC Pacific Asia Museum is an Asian art museum located at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California, United States.
The museum was founded in 1971 by the Pacificulture Foundation, which purchased “The Grace Nicholson Treasure House of Oriental Art” from the City of Pasadena. Grace Nicholson donated the structure to the city for art and cultural purposes in 1943 and was a dealer in Native American and, later, Asian art and antiques. It houses some 15,000 rare and representative examples of art from throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands. In 2013, the museum became part of the University of Southern California.
The building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1926 and designed by the architectural firm of Marston, Van Pelt & Maybury. It is designed in the style of a Chinese imperial palace and features a central courtyard with a garden, a small pool, and decorative carvings.
San Diego - Balboa Park - Cabrillo Bridge - El Prado
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The Sebring House
Here are some pictures of the Sebring, Florida house which were taken in May of 2013.