City of San Diego Historic Site No. 860, Irvin Security Company Spec House #1/Morris B. Irvin House

The Frank E. & Ada B. Melcher, Morris B. and Ida B. Irvin Speculative House and two-story associated apartment-garage maintains a high degree of historic integrity. As an excellent example of early twentieth-century Craftsman architecture located within San Diego’s historic Mission Hills subdivision, the property is eligible for designation by the City of San Diego under Criteria C – Architecture, and under Criterion D – Master Builder.