Balboa Park (San Diego)

	Balboa Park
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark District
	San Diego Historic Landmark No. 1
	El Prado, by the Casa Del Prado and several museums.
Nearest city	San Diego
Area	1,200 acres (4.9 km2)
Built	1868
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial Revival,; Mission Revival,; Pueblo Revival
Website	http://www.balboapark.org
NRHP reference No.	77000331
SDHL No.	1
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1977
Designated NHLD	December 22, 1977
Designated SDHL	September 7, 1967

Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States.^[3]^[4] In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.

Balboa Park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]^[5]

^ "Historical Landmarks Designated by the San Diego Historical Resources Board" (PDF). City of San Diego.
^ ^a ^b "National Historic Landmark Program – Balboa Park". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.
^ "Balboa Park Flower Gardens". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
^ Harper, Hilliard (October 20, 1985). "San Diego's Balboa Park is the heart and soul of the city". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3F.
^ Carolyn Pitts (July 19, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Balboa Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 18 photos, undated (6.37 MB)

[SDHL-1] "Historical Landmarks Designated by the San Diego Historical Resources Board" (PDF). City of San Diego.

[nhlsum-2] "National Historic Landmark Program – Balboa Park". National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.

[3] "Balboa Park Flower Gardens". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.

[lmtlat85-4] Harper, Hilliard (October 20, 1985). "San Diego's Balboa Park is the heart and soul of the city". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3F.

[nrhpinv2-5] Carolyn Pitts (July 19, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Balboa Park" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 18 photos, undated (6.37 MB)

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