Nicholas Fintzelberg Historic Preservation Collection, 1967-1979

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Summary

Creators:
Fintzelberg, Nicholas
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence, reports, planning documents, and other materials regarding the creation of Heritage Park within Old Town San Diego State Historic Park in the 1970s, as well as files on several other historic sites in San Diego, CA.
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet (1 box)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Nicholas Fintzelberg Historic Preservation Collection, MS 74, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, reports, planning documents, and other materials regarding the creation of Heritage Park within Old Town San Diego State Historic Park in the 1970s, as well as files on several other historic sites in San Diego, CA. Other materials include planning maps, historical overviews, committee agendas and budgets, financial documents, and proposals.

The collection also contains files on other historic sites worked on by Fintzelberg and SOHO, including Casa de Estudillo, the Golden Hill neighborhood, Goodbody Mortuary’s Ivy Chapel, Rancho Monserate, and Villa Montezuma (aka the Jesse Shepard House).

Biographical / historical:

Heritage Park is a 7.8 acre historical site dedicated to the preservation of San Diego Victorian heritage. It is located in the northeast part of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, on the corners of Juan and Harney streets. The park was started by the Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO) in 1970 when a group of concerned citizens organized to save the Sherman-Gilbert house. Heritage Park now contains seven historic homes, all of which have been moved there from other locations in the city, and which have been renovated and leased to business owners to operate out of.

The buildings are: the Sherman-Gilbert house (1887), Senlis cottage (1896), Bushyhead house (1887), Christian house (1889), McConaughy house (1887), Burton house (1893), and Temple Beth Israel (1889), the first synagogue in San Diego.

Nicholas M. Fintzelberg was the chairman of the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Advisory Committee and the Chairman of the Historical Preservation Committee. He was also on the Shepard House Committee for the restoration of Villa Montezuma.

Acquisition information:
Accession #810102.
Processing information:

Collection processed by Lindsay Banuelos in January 2008 and Samantha Mills in April 2017.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in two series:

Series I: Historic Preservation Planning;

Series II: Historic Sites.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Preferred citation:

Nicholas Fintzelberg Historic Preservation Collection, MS 74, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Location of this collection:
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 232-6203
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