Past Projects

• The following buildings and sites have been historically designated through the efforts of the University Heights Historical Society:
  • Teachers Training Annex Building, part of the former State Normal School
  • Former site of the Trolley Barn, now Trolley Barn Park
  • Georgia Street Bridge
  • Veterans War Memorial Building, Balboa Park
  • Former entrance to Mission Cliff Gardens on Adams Avenue at the end of North Avenue, including the redwood gate, and some of the palm trees
  • Cobblestone wall that lines Adams Avenue west from Park Boulevard to its dead end
  • Cobblestone wall surrounding the former lily pond on Mission Cliff Drive at North Court, built by John Davidson and his workers
  • Former entrance to the Ostrich Farm at Park and Adams, including the redwood gate and the cobblestone piers
  • Cobblestone remains of a drinking fountain, which was once part of an ornate waiting station for the Number 11 trolley
• A feasibility study was completed regarding use of the Teachers Training Building as the new University Heights Library
• Workshops have been conducted on basic historic research techniques to determine if a home or property is a potentially eligible historic landmark, or contributor to a potential historic district
• A walking tour was conducted of historic churches in University Heights
• A Trolley Day Celebration was held in April 1999 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of last trolley entering the Trolley Barn

Current Projects

• The University Heights Library Task Force is working to acquire the historically-designated Teachers Training Building for use as the new University Heights Library
• The University Heights Historical Society is planning a 120 Year Anniversary Celebration of the founding of University Heights

Committees & Affiliates

University Heights Historical Society

University Heights Library Task Force