Samuel I. Fox Building, 1929 Architect: William Templeton Johnson Architectural Style: Mission Revival & Mediterranean Location: Southwest Corner, 6th & Broadway America has always been the land of immigrants and opportunity. This was especially true during the 19th century when Horace Greeley’s philosophy that the road to success was paved with hard work and perseverance was […]
“Notable Women of the Gaslamp Quarter” CLOSING OCTOBER 20, 2019 The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House is excited to announce its new exhibit “Notable Women of the Gaslamp”. The exhibit focuses on eight women who shaped the Gaslamp’s history and present, from the ‘first lady’ of New town San Diego in the 1850s […]
The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton Houses continues their look at the remarkable women who lived, worked, and shaped Gaslamp Quarter History with a lecture on the scandalous women of the Stingaree! Join us for the History Talks! lecture Gals of the Gaslamp with Imozelle and Jim McVeigh, GQHF tour guides for the monthly Shady […]
The Hotel Lester (1906 and 1914) Architects: William Quayle and Quayle Brothers Style: Romanesque To say that the Hotel Lester building has an ethnically varied and very colorful past would be a major understatement. Like all property in the Gaslamp, the original owner of the lots from 1301-1319 “H” St. (now 401-417 Market St.) was […]
The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House will open their new exhibit “Notable Women of the Gaslamp” with a special History Talks! lecture: Gentlewomen of the Gaslamp on March 14th! Lecturers Catalina Preskill, GQHF Executive Director, and Sandee Wilhoit, GQHF Historian, will tell the stories of six remarkable women. From the “first lady” of New […]
The Gaslamp Museum’s History Talks! lecture series continues on February 7, 2018 with a look at how Federal Tax incentives for historic preservation helped to kick-start the redevelopment efforts of the Gaslamp Quarter. Marie Burke Lia, Land Use Attorney, will give a first person account of how tax incentives helped to shape and preserve the […]
Visit us with your Museum Month Pass and get half off self-guided admission to the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House! Macy’s Museum Month is back for its 29th year this February. San Diegans and tourists are invited to enjoy half-off admission at more than 40 San Diego Museum Council (SDMC) member museums the entire […]
1882 – 188 631 Fifth Avenue Architects : Armitage and Wilson Victorian Italianate Revival When tourists view the stately brick structure with the twin spires that graces Fifth Avenue, their immediate question is, “Why is it called the Yuma Building when it is in San Diego?” The answer is simple – Captain Alfred Henry Wilcox, […]
Our newest guided tour to hit the streets- and this time, the bars!- of the Gaslamp. Created in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding New Town San Diego, now downtown, the combination historical tour and pub crawl explores the historic Gaslamp District. Follow your guide back in time to hear about the Gaslamp […]
Did you know the Horton Grand Hotel was moved in the 1980s? Did you know it’s façade is made up of more than one building? Come find out the fascinating history of San Diego’s iconic Horton Grand Hotel! Hear the first-hand story on how the preservation of the Horton Grand came to be. Saving the […]