Mission Hills Christmas Home Tour Featuring Six Residences in Historic Mission Hills

This holiday season sneak a peek into six fabulous Mission Hills houses decorated for Christmas for just $20.00. You will see the elegant and festive formal rooms of the privately-owned homes in this soon-to-be nominated historic district on Sunday December 7, 2008 from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Tickets (cash or check only) may be purchased the day of the tour starting at 12:00 PM at 4204 St. James Place (located at the corner of Sunset and St. James Place in the heart of Mission Hills). Advance tickets are not available for this event.

At 5:15 a special tree lighting will take place at the corner of Sunset and Witherby and is open to the public.

Tour will include opportunity drawing, craft and bake sale.

This event is the last in a series that have celebrated the 100th anniversary of Mission Hills. Tour highlights include a variety of house styles, décor ideas and cheery holiday trimmings that are sure to warm your spirit. Homes featured on the tour are all within a five-block radius of each other yet feature diverse styles such as: Craftsman, Prairie-school, Tudor, Spanish Colonial Revival. Some homes are already historically designated and others have yet to be researched.

The Mission Hills Historic District Extension is the sponsor of this event. With support from Save Our Heritage Organization, Mission Hills Heritage and the City of San Diego these residents are been encouraged to pursue a district nomination and are seeking funds to help defray expenses to meet the city requirements for joining the Mission Hills Historic District.