Our Mission

To preserve the historic character of our neighborhood through community involvement and recognition of Kensington as a national historic district.

Our movement has grown and consists of a group of dedicated volunteers who have worked extensively to document and catalog resources and gather the necessary data required to support our designation at the national level.

To achieve this goal, we have engaged a professional historic preservation consultant to assist with the application process at the national and state levels. We have been working closely with them since August 2024.

Here’s what we have done so far

We have catalogued over 1760 individual resources, including homes, businesses, parks, canyons - and the iconic Kensington sign - with photographs and individual architectural descriptions.
We created and continue to maintain the Historic Kensington San Diego website.
We have worked closely with the Talmadge Park Estates Historic District, which was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Our neighbors in Talmadge have been a tremendous help in providing resources and programming to help us gather the required data. We have also joined forces with TPEHD, SOHO, the La Jolla Historical Society and Mission Hills Heritage to advocate for historic preservation efforts throughout the city.

What’s next

Fundraising efforts are ongoing to gather the needed funds to reach our goal.
Research, drafting and editing of the historic designation paperwork is ongoing.
Our consultant filed our application with the California Office of Historic Preservation in June 2025 (the first step toward national designation). We are working with the State now, through our consultant, to fine tune the application and get it placed on the State's docket. This process typically takes 3 to 9 months. Once approved by the State, it will be forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places in Washington DC for processing at the national level.

How can you help?

Donate money to fund our efforts.
Donate your time to help us raise additional funds.
Help us work on communications and community outreach.
Work with us to save and preserve this neighborhood we love so dearly.

We are a group of community volunteers working together to establish Kensington as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.