The homes, located in The Village, La Jolla Heights and The Muirlands, were all designated for their respective periods of significance.

Three La Jolla homes earned designation as a historic resource at the San Diego Historic Resources Board’s May 22 meeting. 

The three homes were approved on consent, meaning there were  no formal presentations as there were no comments in opposition.

The Sarah Beckwith House

836 Prospect St

The Sarah Beckwith House at 836 Prospect St in The Village is a historic resource with a period of significance of 1922 under HRB Criterion C, according to the staff report. With a retention of character-defining features of the Tudor Revival style with Craftsman influence, the home exhibits a stucco and brick veneer exterior, half-timbering, a moderately-steeped, pitched, cross-gable roof with little eave overhang, projecting front-facing gable, massive brick chimney and tall, narrow multilite wood windows.

The designation excludes the 1954 rear addition and circa 1971 rear enclosed staircase, both constructed outside of the period of significance.

The Heinz and Elizabeth Poppendiek/Russell Forester House

7834 Esterel Drive

The Heinz and Elizabeth Poppendiek/Russell Forester House at 7834 Esterel Drive in La Jolla Heights is a historical resource with a period of significance of 1965 under HRB Criteria C and D. The home embodies its International style, featuring a flat roof, lack of applied ornament, horizontal bands of flush windows, asymmetrical facades, square corners and exterior brick veneer siding.

The home is also representative of a notable work of Master Architect Russell Forester, reflecting Master Forester’s original design, intent and aesthetic. It is a notable example of Forester’s International designs for a single-family residence in the 1960s.

The designation excludes the 2020 through 2022 east and west elevation additions.

The Wilber and Dorothy Larrabee/Edgar Ullrich House

6714 Muirlands Drive
Compass

The Wilber and Dorothy Larrabee/Edgar Ullrich House at 6714 Muirlands Drive in The Muirlands is a historical resource with a period of significance of 1933 under HRB Criteria C and D.

The home retains the integrity and distinctive characteristics of the Tudor Revival style, including high-pitched, cross-gabled roofs, gabled wall dormers, cantilevering second story, stucco and wood siding, half timbering details, a round turret, porte cochere accentuated with Tudor arch details, brick chimneys and tall narrow divided-lite wood windows in groups. 

The home is representative of a notable work of Master Architect Edgar Ullrich and is significant as one of many large, luxury residences designed during Ullrich’s early career in La Jolla.

The designation excludes the 1984 additions, constructed outside of the period of significance.

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