San Diego Architectural Foundation

A Sale Of Works On Paper By Artist Fred Hocks On A Scale Not Seen Since His 1976 Retrospective At SDMA!!

Objects USA, an online gallery and resource for mid-century San Diego art and design, and Priscilla Spitler of the Paula Hocks Archive, announce a weekend-long sale of approximately one hundred works on paper by Fred Hocks (1886-1981).

Location
Ronis Fine Arts
1946 Broadway, San Diego, CA. 92102
   
Free Admission - Cash, check or payment via Paypal accepted, no credit cards
   
For more information, visit www.objectsusa.com.

Among the myriad ways to discuss, categorize, appreciate and value architecture is understanding our region’s historic sites inventory. As the number and caliber of decades-old residential, institutional and commercial buildings can decrease through remodeling and demolition, the number can also increase as the citizenry push local officials to designate local treasures as historic.

We recently sat down with local real estate developer Greg Strangman of L.W.P. Group to discuss his 5th historic building – in this case the designation of his own home, the Cecil and Virginia Roper Residence by Loch Crane (ca. 1964). The seaside getaway of lava rock, wood and glass remains intact while other similar designs by former (pre-WW2) Taliesin Fellow Crane of the same era have gone nearly extinct.
   
As an architecture enthusiast, and one who has built a career out of redeveloping San Diego’s historic fabric, Strangman pursued protection of his home for two reasons: to protect the home whenever it transfers ownership, and to take advantage of healthy property tax savings. Following historic designation, with Mills Act protection, a homeowner can enjoy tax savings up to 70%. Read more »

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