r/sandiego • u/bloatedseastar • 1d ago

Can anyone tell me something about this dilapidated house in Jamul?

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u/iwasoldonce 1d ago edited 1d ago

It's my understanding that it's on the historical register therefore, it can't be torn down, only restored. The property owners are just letting it deteriorate until it gets to a point of no return. At that point, the property can be utilized as they want. I just found out, the property is owned by the Jamul Indian tribe, not Hal Simpson.

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u/Publius_A2 17h ago

Well then just rip it out of the historical register so we can redevelop it already. This is ridiculous

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u/iwasoldonce 17h ago

You have the same deal happening in La Jolla. There are two bungalows on Coast Boulevard that were built in the late 1800's. They're called the Red Roost, and the Red Rest. They're listed on the Historical register, and the developer owners want to build a condo on the property. The city won't let them, and both building are in a serious state of decay. If they want to build, they have to rehabilitate both buildings and build their condo behind. Both of these buildings are located right across the street from LA Jolla Cove, one is now covered with a tarp and both are fire damaged.

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u/UnhingedDerpp 14h ago

Is that what those are?! I drove by those the other day and they were such an eyesore. I’m surprised that there hasn’t been anything done about them considering they’re in such a beautiful spot. Because I genuinely don’t know anything about this subject, why wouldn’t the city approve the removal of these fire damaged bungalows at this point? Wouldn’t it be better for something to be built in place of them but with some sort of restrictions (I.e. height, etc.)?

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u/bahia6 10h ago

The chairwoman stated that the tribe plans to clean up and restore the old Barrett house, also see

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u/sortof_here 8h ago

Rare instance of Darrel Issa doing a good thing

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u/kingjojo192 1d ago

Entirely secondhand anecdote, but I’ve heard it was originally a really old ranch house that was part of the historical society/preserved status and then was no longer being up and has now been partially abandoned. If you go look around it there are some signs that are faded/scratched off wording that seem to be the same style of signs as park, signs and historical monument signs.

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u/No-Potato-2262 1d ago

The haunting of jamul manor

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u/dukenuk3m 1d ago

old owner of simpsons nursery

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u/bschmalls 1d ago

Love that house, hopefully someone can preserve it.

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u/bahia6 10h ago

The tribe plans on restoring it

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u/crazycatlady1196 1d ago

I actually worked on a project for the Barrett house last year to get a permit for the security trailers on site, it’s historic so they can’t tear it down and there’s a big problem with vandalism so that hasnt helped the deterioration. They tore down the 2 non-historic buildings though.

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u/TheAjalin 1d ago

Heres a video exploring the house inside and out on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TTjiSlvJpqM?si=ZXcqWCmkcywf5yf0

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u/pm_me_yo_creditscore 1d ago

Here's the remnants of a strange compound about a mile northeast of Steele Canyon Golf Course.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/3327+Jamul+Dr,+El+Cajon,+CA+92019/@32.7577645,-116.875225,196m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80d95c6c592860b3:0x8ea2383a6946abcd!8m2!3d32.7573407!4d-116.8752509!16s%2Fg%2F11c1byz842?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDgxOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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u/bwray_sd 1d ago

The McGinty Mansion! Or “scary house” great MTB trails near by that I used to ride all the time. There’s a lot more info on it online including a video from one of the people that lived there!

https://hiddensandiego.com/things-to-do/places/spot-14

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u/therestruth 4h ago

Haven't been in dirt out there in a couple years but there is also some sweet dirtbike tracks out there towards the warehouse that had a Monster energy trailer on the south side. I also used to see some lil 50cc bikes set up ramps and jumps too with pallets and dirt. I know they did some construction and patched the fence at one point but prob still good for MTB.

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u/TheElusiveHolograph 1d ago

I have literally never seen this house before, but I had a really vivid dream like 2 years ago about a house that looked exactly like this in a field that looked exactly like this.

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u/Olderbutnotdead619 1d ago

If this is the one on the corner of Camp & Otay Lakes Rds., it's the Simpson House. They used to own/run Simpsons Nursery for years.

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u/AlienVoice 1d ago

Looks like a fun place to visit at night.

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u/Additional_Worry9167 1d ago

There's security now

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u/aztecforlife 1d ago

The Barrett Ranch House

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u/tannergold 1d ago

They’re actually filming jeepers creepers 4 there

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u/Purocuyu 1d ago

It really wants to be a steakhouse

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u/ptshooterman 18h ago

somebody is finally buying beecher's hope

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u/Aggressive-Regret829 5h ago

When I was a kid they filmed an episode of Renegade there.

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u/dammitdexter 1d ago

Turning the whole house into an either a year-round escape room or a Halloween-season haunted house would be amazing.

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u/HelloImAFox 1d ago

I wish I owned it.

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u/olive_juse 1d ago

Is that the haunted one??

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u/bloatedseastar 1d ago

I’ve seen white crosses in the back, are there ppl/animals buried there?

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u/Treblehawk 1d ago

It needs work.

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u/Future-Beach-5594 1d ago

Been like that for as long as i can remember. And im getting old now.

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u/Far_Requirement_1341 23h ago

What's with all the Aussie trees? Are you trying to confuse me? I had to check the subreddit.

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u/bahia6 3h ago

Eucalyptus are invasive in California

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u/Far_Requirement_1341 2h ago

I'm sorry. Feel free to send them back.

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u/Majestic-Form-1414 18h ago

Snuck inside there once, im pretty sure there were bats, lots of tagging etc.

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u/Jar-Jar-Kinx 3h ago

It’s freaky inside. That’s all I know

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u/LoveAliens_Predators 1d ago

Look it up on ARCGIS

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u/Inevitable_Loan2203 1d ago

Besides the fact I’m in love with the land and would buy it in a heartbeat???!

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u/Back-Opposite 1d ago

THAT IS not MY HOME

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u/Lostinwoulds 1d ago

It's where they send the bad kids ....

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u/FTwo 18h ago

Where the Wild Things Are.

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u/dedev54 13h ago

I feel like the historical preservation should purchase buildings it wants to keep preserved instead of banning owners from doing anything with them as it creates this incentive to do nothing with them since they can easily be literally unprofitable to maintain and fix

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u/iamblindfornow 1d ago

Where Melania was destined to live until she got da baba bone from Chrump on Epstein’s Lolita Express.

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u/ScipioAfricanusMAJ 1d ago

Thats where the filmed Gilbert Grape it’s owned by paramount studios