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# Historic district preserved
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/historic-district-preserved/
- Published: 2008-05-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:01:30.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Ocean Park, #archive-import

*By BILL*

Last Tuesday, the City Council also told Mark Woollen to go back to the drawing boards. He’s the property owner of 2617 Third Street who proposed building a modern, two story “addition” behind a classic 1905 period bungalow in the heart of the “early 20th Century” themed Third Street Historical District in Ocean Park His neighbors and historic preservationists vigorously opposed the project. City council voted to advise Woolen that he and his architect must make the project more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood in order to get their blessings.

Everyone is happy council finally acknowledged that Woollen’s project didn’t comply with historic district guidelines. Good decision. It’s a victory for preservation and keeps a door open for Woolen to propose an “addition” in an architectural style that’s more harmonious with neighborhood character.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 5, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050508.pdf?ref=smdp.com)