National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County California (Page 3) has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include US Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District, Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel, Villa Montalvo, Winchester House and Woodhills.

Several famous people are associated with these Santa Clara County historic places including Sarah L. Winchester, Morgan Hill and James R. Welch.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Santa Clara County places including US Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks, NACA, Charles W. McCall, William Curlett, Frederick D. Wolfe, Nichols, Charles Gottschalk, Pedro de Lemos, Birge M. Clark and William Binder. Prominent architectural styles found in Santa Clara Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Tudor Revival.

Twohy Building (added 2003 - - #03000989)

Also known as El Paseo Building

210 S. First St. , San Jose

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Binder, William

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Medical Business/Office

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling

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U.S. Post Office (added 1981 - - #81000175)

380 Hamilton Ave. , Palo Alto

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark,Birge M.

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

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US Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000045)

Also known as US Naval Air Station Moffett Field Central Historic District

Naval Air Station Moffett Field , Sunnyvale

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

US Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility, Naval Facility

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Air Facility, Naval Facility

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Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (added 1985 - - #85002799)

Also known as Unitary Plan Facility

Ames Research Center , Moffett Field

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

NACA

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Science, Engineering, Military, Other

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Education, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related, Research Facility

Current Function:

Education, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Research Facility

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University African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (added 1996 - - #96000297)

Also known as Ramona Street Church

819 Ramona St. , Palo Alto

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Religion, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Church School, Civic, Clubhouse, Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Warehouse

Villa Mira Monte (added 1978 - - #78000777)

Also known as Hill,Morgan House

17860 Monterey Rd. , Morgan Hill

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Stick/Eastlake

Historic Person:

Hill,Morgan,et al.

Significant Year:

1886

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Villa Montalvo (added 1978 - - #78000784)

Also known as Montalvo Center for the Arts

14800 Montalvo Rd. , Saratoga

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Curlett,William, Gottschalk,Charles

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

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We and Our Neighbors Clubhouse (added 1978 - - #78000781)

S of San Jose at 15460 Union Ave. , San Jose

EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

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Welch-Hurst (added 1978 - - #78000785)

Also known as Welch,Judge J.R.,Ranch

15800 Sanborn Rd. , Saratoga

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Welch,James R.

Significant Year:

1914, 1902

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Wheeler Hospital (added 1990 - - #90001442)

650 Fifth St. , Gilroy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Weeks,William Henry

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Medical Business/Office

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office

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Wilson House (added 1980 - - #80000862)

860 University St. , Palo Alto

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peck,Mr.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Winchester House (added 1974 - - #74000559)

525 S. Winchester Blvd. , San Jose

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Winchester,Sarah L.

Significant Year:

1922, 1884

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Woman's Club of Palo Alto (added 2015 - - #14001114)

Palo Alto, Palo Alto

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Woodhills (added 1978 - - #78000773)

Also known as Cora & Fremont Older House

S of Cupertino on Prospect Rd. , Cupertino

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wolfe,Frederick D., McCall,Charles W.

Architectural Style:

Other, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Young, Earl and Virginia, House (added 2009 - - #08001279)

Also known as Sartorette, Charles, House; Herz House

1888 White Oaks Rd. , Campbell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Painter, Benjamin H.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Yung See San Fong House (added 1983 - - #83001240)

16660 Cypress Way , Los Gatos

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nichols

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Literature, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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de Lemos, Pedro, House (added 1980 - - #80000863)

100-110 Waverley Oaks , Palo Alto

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

de Lemos,Pedro

Architectural Style:

Other, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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