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Historic San Diego park. Built 1868 by Katherine Olivia Sessions. Added to the National Register in 1977, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. The park hosts various museums, theaters, restaurants, and the San Diego Zoo. It is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | CA Quadrangle 41, San Diego vicinity, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| Listed | Dec 22, 1977 |
| Reference number | 77000331 |
| Built | 1868 |
| Architect | Katherine Olivia Sessions |
| Type of place | park |
| Style | Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, list of San Diego Historic Landmarks |
| Contributing resources | 10 buildings, 5 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | CA Quadrangle 41, San Diego, CA |
| Website | balboapark.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 32.73250, -117.14913 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cabrillo National Monument · 7 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Corral Canyon Campground 34 mi · Bobcat Meadow Campground 34 mi · Boulder Oaks Eqst 39 mi |
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 77000331. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.