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Architectural History Evaluation b. Associated with famous people, original settlers, renowned organizations and businesses; c. Which were originally present when the city was founded, or d. That served as important centers for political, social, economic, or cultural activity. (5) Sites of archaeological importance; (6) Buildings or structures that were connected with a business or use which was once common, but is now rare. (b) The owner of a property(s) must be notified of its nomination upon receipt of an application by the planning and building agency. Upon adoption and placement of the property on the register, the resolution of designation shall be recorded with the county recorder's office pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 5029, as it may be amended from time to time. 2.0 CULTURAL CONTEXT 2.1 Regional History The American period began when Mexico and the United States signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. As a result of the treaty, Alta California became part of the United States as the territory of California. Rapid population increase occasioned by the Gold Rush of 1849 allowed California to become a state in 1850. Most Mexican land grants were confirmed to the grantees by U.S. courts, but usually with more restricted boundaries, which were surveyed by the U.S. Surveyor General's office. Land outside the land grants became federal public land, which was surveyed into sections (one mile square), quarter sections, and quarter-quarter sections.This federal public land could be purchased at a low fixed price per acre or could be obtained through homesteading after 1862 (Robinson 1948).The first European to visit California was Spanish maritime explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. Cabrillo was sent north by the Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) to look for the Northwest Passage. Cabrillo visited San Diego Bay, Catalina Island, San Pedro Bay, and the northern Channel Islands.The English adventurer Francis Drake visited the Miwok Native American group at Drake's Bay or Bodega Bay in 1579. Sebastian Vizcaino explored the coast as far north as Monterey in 1602. He reported that Monterey was an excellent location for a port (Castillo 1978).Vizcaino also named San Diego Bay to commemorate Saint Didacus. The name began to appear on European maps of the New World by 1624 (Gudde 1998). Colonization of California began with the Spanish Portola land expedition. The expedition, led by Captain Gaspar de Portola of the Spanish army and Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan missionary, explored the California coast from San Diego to the Monterrey Bay Area in 1769. As a result of this expedition, Spanish missions to convert the native population, presidios (forts), and towns were established. The Franciscan missionary friars established 21 missions in Alta California (the area north of Baja California) beginning with Mission San Diego in 1769 and ending with the mission in Sonoma established in 1823. The purpose of the missions and presidios was to establish Spanish economic, military, political, and religious control over the Alta California territory. Mission San Diego was established to convert the Native Americans that ECORP Consulting, Inc. 7 January 2025 Fairview Street Widening Project 2024-088.03 9-98