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SAN DIEGO’S HISTORIC PLACES: Heritage Park Victorians

Exterior photo of Bushyhead House. Edward "Ned" Wilkerson Bushyhead, an early San Diego sheriff, chief of police and San Diego Union newspaper owner, built this Italianate residence in 1887. San Diego, Calif.
By Phil Konstantin (Philkon) / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Exterior photo of Bushyhead House. Edward "Ned" Wilkerson Bushyhead, an early San Diego sheriff, chief of police and San Diego Union newspaper owner, built this Italianate residence in 1887. San Diego, Calif.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

On this episode, join host Elsa Sevilla and learn about San Diego's Victorian era. The historic homes at Heritage Park near Old Town were built for some of San Diego's most prominent residents during the real-estate boom of the 1880s. Find out what those historic homes will be used for in the near future.

Exterior photo of Christian House, San Diego, Calif. This Queen Anne–style house was built in 1889 by Harfield Christian, founder of an early San Diego abstract company.
By Phil Konstantin (Philkon) / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Exterior photo of Christian House, San Diego, Calif. This Queen Anne–style house was built in 1889 by Harfield Christian, founder of an early San Diego abstract company.

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Credits: Produced by Elsa Sevilla & Guillermo Sevilla of Sevilla Productions.

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