No.21 ~ Theodore Thurston House

89 Country Club Drive

This Spanish Colonial revival mansion was built in 1928 or 1929 for Bishop Theodore Thurston and his wife, Daisy. The Rt. Rev. Thurston had been a bishop of the Episcopal Church for 30 years, serving as Bishop of Oklahoma. He lived in Chula Vista until 1932.

This house retains integrity of design and materials and is a good example of the more elegant Spanish-style homes that became popular in the wake of the 1915 Pan-American Exposition in San Diego's Balboa Park.