The
historic Marston House Museum will close March 27 for three months while a new
roof and gutters are installed. Reopening is expected July 1, announced Save
Our Heritage Organisation, the nonprofit preservation group that operates the
1905 Arts & Crafts mansion at 3525 Seventh Avenue for the City of San Diego.
Much
of the Marston House gardens and sweeping lawn with shade trees, part of Balboa
Park, will remain open to pedestrians during construction.
The
Marston House Museum Shop, in the estate's historic carriage house, will stay
open Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 5pm. The museum's offering of
neighborhood walking tours of Seventh Avenue and Bankers Hill will continue to
run and have been expanded to every weekend during this time.
"We
are pleased the City is undertaking this much-needed roofing work to preserve
and maintain one of San Diego's most beloved cultural sites," said Bruce
Coons, SOHO's executive director. "We hope residents and tourists will be
understanding during the three-month repair period."
Listed
on the National Register of Historic Places, the Marston House was designed by
Hebbard & Gill, San Diego's leading architecture firm at the turn of the
20th century. Replacement of the wood shingle roof and repair of gutters will
comply with national preservation standards: The new roof will replicate the
original in materials and construction method. For example, the roof's lifespan
will be extended thanks to the historic skipped sheathing technique that allows
the shingles to breathe and dry out.
While
the Marston House is closed, the on-site caretaker will remain in residence.
SOHO
hopes to take advantage of the museum's closure for some interior restoration
projects, if funding becomes available. If you would like to donate and earmark
your contribution for the Marston House Restoration Fund, click HERE or call
(619) 297-9327.
All
year round, SOHO operates other historic sites and museums in San Diego County.
High quality tours and intriguing programming are also ongoing at the Whaley House
Museum and Adobe Chapel in Old Town, Santa Ysabel Store and The Feed Store -
Antiques & Such and adjacent Hoover Barn in Santa Ysabel, and
Warner-Carrillo Ranch House in Warner Springs.
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For
more information, visit www.SOHOsandiego.org or call (619) 297-9327.
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