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Take a tour with one of our docents and learn the history of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter through the stories of the beautiful Victorian buildings that adorn the district.

Gaslamp Historical/Architectural Walking Tour Reservations MUST be made by 1:00 PM WEDNESDAY.  Reservations made after 1:00 pm Wednesday must be confirmed.

Opening a window to San Diego’s past, the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation showcases the history of the Davis-Horton House built in 1850, as well as walking tours of the historic Gaslamp Quarter. This walking tour begins at the Davis-Horton House at 410 Island Avenue. The tour is open to the public and takes place rain or shine: NO REFUNDS.

The tour includes architecturally significant structures of the period from Old City Hall (1874) to the Romanesque style Keating Building (1890) to the Baroque Revival Louis Bank of Commerce (1888), along with fascinating stories of the people and characters that shaped the story of downtown San Diego, Fr

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When La Jolla was first established as a small seaside community in the late 19th century, it had an extraordinary number of churches considering its modest population of only about 200 inhabitants as the 20th century dawned. The first church to be built and offering services for various denominations was the Union Congregational erected in 1897 on the west side of Girard Avenue, near Wall Street, and destroyed by fire in 1915. (This building preceded the present-day Union Congregational at Ivanhoe and Cave Street designed by architect Carleton Winslow and dedicated in 1917.) Historian Carol Olten discusses the history and architecture of La Jolla churches as she leads tour-goers through landmark religious institutions such as Mary Star of the Sea and St. James By-the-Sea with a selection of stops including special guides through interiors by pastors and administrators. La Jolla churches – now numbering more than a dozen institutions with greatly expanded campuses th