5274 Marlborough Dr, San Diego, CA 92116, USA

Location Details

• Neighborhood: Kensington
• Zip/Area: NORMAL HEIGHTS (92116)
• Market Area: Metro Uptown
• Cross Street(s): Ridgeway
• Zoning: 1
• Topography: Level
• County: San Diego
• Directions To Property: Built in 1928 by Forbes, and designed by John Byer, the model home was furnished by the H.L. Benbough Furniture Company, and incorporated colorful Mexican tiles on the stairs and in the bathrooms, a novelty for the day in which bathrooms were usually a “sanitary” white. At the same time, appliance stores began selling refrigerators and stoves in non-white colors, and it is presumed that the original fixtures of this house were other than white. About 1926 a national “Red Seal Plan of Electric Wiring” was being touted across the country. Electric home wiring was fairly new and unregulated, leading to many house fires. San Diego Consolidated Gas & Electric (forerunner of SDG&E) took out many newspaper ads about the “comfort and convenience” of Red Seal wiring, which was essentially wiring done to a rudimentary code and inspected by an authorized electrician. Forbes ensured that the Color House had the Red Seal of approval, which he emphasized in its marketing.
• Laundry Location: Closet Full Sized