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The 13-acre (5.3 ha) complex includes 13 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. Most of the structures were built for San Diego's Panama–California Exposition of 1915–16 and were refurbished and re-used for the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935–36.
In 1982, the San Diego Historical Society moved its collections and research library to the Casa de Balboa building [5] in Balboa Park (maintaining the Serra Museum as an auxiliary museum and education center), and the Society changed its name to the San Diego History Center in 2010.
2616 San Diego Ave., Old Town 11/6/1970 14E: Casa de Machado-Silvas (de la Bandera) 2741 San Diego Ave., Old Town 11/6/1970 14F: Congress Hall Site: 426 Calhoun St. & 408 Wallace St., Old Town December 6, 1932 Demolished in 1939 14G: Casa de Machado-Stewart: 2724 Congress St., Old Town 11/6/1970 14H: Mason Street School: 3960 Mason St., Old ...
Location of San Diego County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Diego County, California, United States.
The Casa de Balboa in 2004. The Casa de Balboa is a building in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. [1] The building was originally known as the Commerce and Industries Building, and later called the Canadian Building, the Palace of Better Housing, and the Electric Building.
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California. [3] [4] Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use.
In 2005 and 2006, California State Parks listed Old Town San Diego as the most visited state park in California. In 1969, the site was registered as California Historical Landmark No. 830. [2] Then on September 3, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Old Town San Diego Historic District. [1]
In 1910 San Diego had a population of 39,578, San Diego County 61,665, Los Angeles 319,198, and San Francisco 416,912. San Diego's scant population made it the smallest city ever to attempt holding an international exposition. However, the Exposition was a huge success and was extended for a second year. [1]