A Photography Project
The Chaplain’s Residence in the Hillcrest area of San Diego, built in 1896 and first occupied in 1897, is the last remaining structure of the St. Joseph’s Sanitarium, a hospital founded in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy.
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The John Ginty House was built in ca. 1886 on Prospect Hill (now Cortez Hill) during the height of San Diego’s boom period. It is one of only a handful of prominent homes built there at the end of the 19th century that is still standing.
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This imposing Queen Anne Victorian mansion, the Britt-Scripps House in San Diego, was built for attorney and judge Eugene Britt and his wife, Harriet, in 1887. Only a few years later it was purchased by Edward W. Scripps, as a 2nd home.
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Due to fund raising and building difficulties, it was over 9 years before the final corner-stone was placed, on March 7, 1882, for a building to be used by both the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) and Masons in San Diego.
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The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Depot, sometimes referred to as Union Station, in San Diego was built in time for the 1915 Panama-California International Exposition. It is an active transportation center in the heart of downtown.
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Old Town in San Diego is the location of the 1st European settlement in California. It is the oldest neighborhood and remained the heart of the city until the 1860s when Alonzo Horton began development of present-day Downtown San Diego.
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Balboa Park began as 1400 acres of land set aside in 1868 by San Diego civic leaders. Balboa Park boasts 17 museums and cultural institutions, lush gardens, entertainment venues, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo.
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