California Historical Resources
California's historical resources represent the contributions and collective human experiences of a diversified population spanning 10,000-12,000 years of occupancy in California. This rich heritage is embodied in the cultural and historical landscapes of California as evidenced by archaeological remains, historic buildings, traditional customs, tangible artifacts, historical documents, and public records extant in California. All these evidences of the past contribute to the sum total of California's history. Such historical resources provide continuity with our past and enhance our quality of life.
Name (Landmark Plaque Number) | Date Listed | City (County) | ||||
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AGNEWS INSANE ASYLUM (N1987) | 8/13/1997 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
AINSLEY, JOHN COLPITTS, HOUSE NO. 3 (N2307) | 10/3/2005 | Campbell (Santa Clara) | ||||
ALLEN, THEOPHILUS, HOUSE (N2056) | 5/20/1999 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
ALMADEN VINEYARDS (505) | 7/31/1953 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ALUM ROCK PARK (P262) | 6/22/1972 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ALVISO HISTORIC DISTRICT (N260) | 10/9/1973 | Alviso (Santa Clara) | ||||
ALVISO, JOSE MARIA, ADOBE (N1992) | 10/7/1997 | Milpitas (Santa Clara) | ||||
ANDREW LANDRUM HOUSE, BATTLE HOUSE (P269) | 8/28/1972 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
ANTONIO BUELNA ADOBE (P152) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
ARROYO DE SAN JOSEPH CUPERTINO (800) | 12/23/1964 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
ASHBY HOUSE (P465) | 12/22/1975 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
ASHWORTH-REMILLARD HOUSE (N465) | 12/12/1976 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
BERRYESSA ADOBE (P270) | 8/28/1972 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
BIRTHPLACE OF SILICON VALLEY (976) | 8/13/1987 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
BLACKBERRY FARM (P409) | 5/9/1975 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
BUILDING AT 27--29 FOUNTAIN ALLEY (N1053) | 3/2/1982 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
BUILDING H-12, VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS (P824) | 5/15/1996 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
CAMPBELL FIRE HOUSE #1, CAMPBELL HISTORICAL MUSEUM (P478) | 4/2/1976 | Campbell (Santa Clara) | ||||
CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL, CAMPBELL COMMUNITY CENTER (P651) | 3/19/1985 | Campbell (Santa Clara) | ||||
CAMPBELL UNION GRAMMAR SCHOOL (N790) | 7/20/1979 | Campbell (Santa Clara) | ||||
CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1612) | 8/17/1989 | Campbell (Santa Clara) | ||||
CARRIAGE/WILLARD GRIFFIN HOUSE (P373) | 1/17/1975 | Los Altos (Santa Clara) | ||||
CHARLES COPELAND MORSE RESIDENCE (904) | 12/7/1976 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GILROY (N1085) | 4/1/1982 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
CIVIC ART GALLERY (N204) | 1/29/1973 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
CLARKE'S/WILSON'S LANDING (P156) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
COMMUNITY OF SAN MARTIN (P615) | 5/18/1983 | San Martin (Santa Clara) | ||||
COYOTE CREEK ARCHEOLOGICAL DISTRICT (N125) | 10/14/1971 | Gilroy Hot Springs (Santa Clara) | ||||
DE ANZA HOTEL (N1005) | 1/21/1982 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
DE LEMOS, PEDRO, HOUSE (N854) | 1/10/1980 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
DOHRMANN BUILDING (N1424) | 2/20/1986 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
DONNER--HOUGHTON HOUSE (N2158) | 1/24/2002 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
DOWNING, T. B., HOUSE (N265) | 10/30/1973 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
DUNKER HOUSE (N1041) | 2/19/1982 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
E. J. PARRISH HOUSE (P253) | 4/25/1972 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTION PICTURES (834) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
EAST SAN JOSE CARNEGIE LIBRARY (N1663) | 12/10/1990 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
EDWIN MARKHAM HOME (416) | 1/6/1949 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
EL PALO ALTO (P327) | 3/15/1974 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
FARRINGTON HOUSE (P372) | 1/17/1975 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST COMMUNITY CENTER AND PALO ALTO CITY FLAG POLE (P161) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (P157) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST HOSPITAL (P158) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST MAYFIELD SCHOOL (P151) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST NORMAL SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA (SAN JOSE STATE COLLEGE) (417) | 1/6/1949 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST SITE OF EL PUEBLO DE SAN JOSÉ DE GUADALUPE (433) | 3/16/1949 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION OF THE HONEYBEE TO CALIFORNIA (945) | 9/15/1981 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF SAN JOSE (902) | 9/1/1976 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH (N537) | 11/17/1977 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
FISHER'S COYOTE RANCH HEADQUARTERS (P492) | 12/2/1976 | Coyote (Santa Clara) | ||||
FORBES FLOUR MILL (458) | 4/17/1950 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
FORBES MILL ANNEX (N649) | 7/31/1978 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
FRATERNAL HALL BUILDING (N1625) | 2/15/1990 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
FREE, ARTHUR MONROE, HOUSE (N2169) | 4/26/2002 | San Joes (Santa Clara) | ||||
FREMONT AND CORA OLDER RANCH (P339) | 7/12/1974 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
FRENCHMAN'S TOWER (P150) | 11/3/1969 | Stanford (Santa Clara) | ||||
GALINDO-LEIGH HOUSE (N899) | 8/22/1980 | Campbell (Santa Clara) | ||||
GAMBLE HOUSE (P675) | 9/2/1986 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
GILROY FREE LIBRARY (N1567) | 6/23/1988 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
GILROY YAMATO HOT SPRINGS (N1919) | 8/21/1995 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
GILROY YAMATO HOT SPRINGS RESORT (1017) | 5/30/1995 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
GRAVE SITE OF CHARLES HENRY MCKIERNAN, AKA MOUNTAIN CHARL (P572) | 6/12/1981 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
GREEN GABLES (N2291) | 7/28/2005 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
GREENMEADOW (N2292) | 7/28/2005 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
GRIFFIN, WILLARD, HOUSE AND CARRIAGE HOUSE (N485) | 4/13/1977 | Los Altos (Santa Clara) | ||||
GUBSERVILLE (447) | 11/2/1949 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
HACIENDA CEMETERY (P571) | 6/12/1981 | New Almaden (Santa Clara) | ||||
HAMILTON BRANCH U. S. POST OFFICE (P491) | 10/29/1976 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
HAMILTON, CAPT. JAMES A., HOUSE (N879) | 6/9/1980 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
HANNA-HONEYCOMB HOUSE (N683) | 11/7/1978 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
HARBOR MASTER'S ADOBE (P490) | 10/29/1976 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
HAYES MANSION (888) | 12/29/1975 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
HENRY A. RENGSTORFF HOUSE (P276) | 11/1/1972 | Mountain View (Santa Clara) | ||||
HENSLEY HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1193) | 6/21/1983 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
HEWLETT-PACKARD HOUSE AND GARAGE (N2361) | 4/20/2007 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
HIDDEN VILLA (P500) | 5/5/1977 | Los Altos (Santa Clara) | ||||
HIGHWAY 152 TREE ROW (N2367) | 7/3/2007 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
HOLLOWAY, EDGAR, HOUSE (N1010) | 1/28/1982 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
HOME SITE OF SARAH WALLIS (969) | 9/2/1986 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
HOOVER, LOU HENRY, HOUSE (N553) | 1/30/1978 | Stanford (Santa Clara) | ||||
HORACE HILL BARN AND SILO (P371) | 1/17/1975 | Los Altos (Santa Clara) | ||||
HOSTESS HOUSE (895) | 4/2/1976 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
HOTEL MONTGOMERY (N2323) | 4/20/2006 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
HOTEL SAINTE CLAIRE (N869) | 6/3/1980 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
HUTTON, WARNER, HOUSE (N2317) | 3/17/2006 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
INDIAN MOUNDS (P154) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
INDIAN VILLAGE AND BEDROCK MORTARS SITE (P365) | 11/19/1974 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
J. GILBERT SMITH HOUSE / LOS ALTOS HISTORY HOUSE MUSEUM (P692) | 8/13/1987 | Los Altos (Santa Clara) | ||||
JOHN ADAMS SQUIRE HOUSE (857) | 10/31/1972 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
JOSEPH D. GRANT RANCH (HALL'S VALLEY) (P502) | 5/5/1977 | Coyote (Santa Clara) | ||||
JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA CAMPSITE (P475) | 2/27/1976 | Morgan Hill (Santa Clara) | ||||
JUDGE JAMES R. WELCH'S REDWOOD LODGE (AND GROUNDS) (P501) | 5/5/1977 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
KEE HOUSE (N1355) | 4/11/1985 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
KEESLING'S SHADE TREES (P659) | 7/2/1985 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
KOTANI-EN (903) | 10/29/1976 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
KOTANI-EN GARDEN (N446) | 11/7/1976 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
LANDRUM, ANDREW J., HOUSE (N1042) | 2/19/1982 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
LANTARNAM HALL (N1409) | 12/19/1985 | Los Altos Hills (Santa Clara) | ||||
LE PETIT TRIANON (N191) | 11/15/1972 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
LEIB CARRIAGE HOUSE (N866) | 6/2/1980 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
LICK, JAMES, MILL (N1054) | 3/2/1982 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
LIVE OAK CREAMERY (N1058) | 3/11/1982 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
LOS GATOS FIRST FIREHOUSE (P768) | 5/1/1992 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
LOS GATOS HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DISTRICT (N1734) | 9/13/1991 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
LOU HENRY HOOVER HOUSE (913) | 10/14/1977 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
LUÍS MARÍA PERALTA ADOBE (866) | 1/11/1974 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
MACFARLAND HOUSE (N2329) | 7/21/2006 | Stanford (Santa Clara) | ||||
MACHADO SCHOOL (P363) | 11/19/1974 | Morgan Hill (Santa Clara) | ||||
MALAGUERRA WINERY (P493) | 12/2/1976 | Morgan Hill (Santa Clara) | ||||
MARTIN MURPHY HOME AND ESTATE (SITE) (644) | 4/28/1958 | Sunnyvale (Santa Clara) | ||||
MASONIC TEMPLE / SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE (P384) | 3/20/1975 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
MASSON, PAUL, MOUNTAIN WINERY (N1191) | 6/9/1983 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
MCCULLAGH-JONES HOUSE (N306) | 10/29/1974 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) | ||||
MIDDLEFIELD CROSSING (P153) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
MILLER--MELONE RANCH (N1822) | 4/1/1993 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
MILPITAS GRAMMAR SCHOOL (N1840) | 7/22/1993 | Milpitas (Santa Clara) | ||||
MISSION GUADALUPE OF SAN JOSE (1049) | 12/2/2013 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
MISSION SANTA CLARA (338) | 8/8/1939 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
MOIR BUILDING (N1155) | 10/29/1982 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
MONTEBELLO SCHOOL (P364) | 11/19/1974 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
MONTGOMERY HILL (813) | 9/12/1966 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
MORELAND SCHOOL (489) | 8/7/1951 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
MORSE, CHARLES COPELAND, HOUSE (N486) | 4/13/1977 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
MOUNTAIN VIEW ADOBE (N2178) | 10/28/2002 | Mountain View (Santa Clara) | ||||
NEW ALMADEN (N28) | 10/15/1966 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
NORRIS HOUSE (N891) | 7/24/1980 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
NORRIS, FRANK, CABIN (N29) | 10/15/1966 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
OHLONE VILLAGE AND BURIAL SITE (P252) | 4/25/1972 | Los Altos (Santa Clara) | ||||
OLD ADOBE WOMAN'S CLUB (249) | 9/3/1937 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
OLD CITY HALL (N350) | 4/16/1975 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
OLD PALO ALTO FIRE DEPARTMENT, SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER (P508) | 7/28/1977 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
OLD POST OFFICE (854) | 4/24/1972 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
OLD SITES OF MISSION SANTA CLARA DE ASIS AND OLD SPANISH BRIDGE (250) | 9/3/1937 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
OLD STONE BUILDING ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE (P499) | 5/5/1977 | Coyote (Santa Clara) | ||||
PALO ALTO SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD DEPOT (N1948) | 4/18/1996 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
PALO ALTO STOCK FARM HORSE BARN (N1408) | 12/12/1985 | Stanford (Santa Clara) | ||||
PATCHEN (448) | 11/2/1949 | Holy City (Santa Clara) | ||||
PAUL MASSON MOUNTAIN WINERY (733) | 4/8/1960 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
PEEBLES/HICHBORN HOUSE (P267) | 8/28/1972 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
PERALTA, LUIS MARIA, ADOBE (N261) | 10/15/1973 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
PETTIGREW HOUSE (N932) | 11/25/1980 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
PICCHETTI BROTHERS WINERY (N774) | 5/10/1979 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
PIONEER ELECTRONICS RESEARCH LABORATORY (836) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
PORT OF ALVISO, AKA SAN JOSE / EMBARCADERO DE SANTA CLARA (P816) | 12/15/1995 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
POVERTY FLAT SITE (N157) | 2/23/1972 | Morgan Hill (Santa Clara) | ||||
PROFESSORVILLE (P143) | 8/29/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
PROFESSORVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT (N906) | 10/3/1980 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
RAFAEL SOTO HOME SITE (P160) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
RAMONA STREET ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT (N1434) | 3/27/1986 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
RENGSTORFF, HENRY A., HOUSE (N633) | 6/13/1978 | Mountain View (Santa Clara) | ||||
ROBERTO-SUÑOL ADOBE (898) | 6/16/1976 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ROMA BAKERY (N1006) | 1/21/1982 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ROSS HOUSE (N1156) | 10/29/1982 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SAINTE CLAIRE LAUNDRY SITE (P268) | 8/28/1972 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL (P366) | 11/19/1974 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
SAN JOSE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1190) | 5/26/1983 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SANTA CLARA CAMPAIGN TREATY SITE (260) | 9/3/1937 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
SANTA CLARA DEPOT (N1351) | 2/28/1985 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
SANTA CLARA VEREIN (N1265) | 1/19/1984 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
SARATOGA (435) | 4/11/1949 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
SARATOGA FOOTHILL CLUB (N2280) | 2/27/2005 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
SARATOGA VILLAGE LIBRARY (N2356) | 1/17/2007 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
SECUNDINO ROBLES ADOBE SITE (P159) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
SENATOR FRANCK HOUSE SITE (P271) | 8/28/1972 | Santa Clara (Santa Clara) | ||||
SITE OF CALIFORNIA'S FIRST STATE CAPITOL (461) | 8/30/1950 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SITE OF CITY GARDENS - NURSERY OF LOUIS PELLIER (434) | 3/16/1949 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SITE OF INVENTION OF THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRACTICABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (1000) | 5/8/1991 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
SITE OF JUANA BRIONES DE MIRANDA HOME ON RANCHO LA PURÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN (524) | 11/1/1954 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
SITE OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCASTING STATION (952) | 1/14/1983 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT (N1823) | 4/1/1993 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SPILLMAN ENGINEERING 3-ABREAST CAROUSEL (N2089) | 4/13/2000 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
SQUIRE, JOHN ADAM, HOUSE (N160) | 3/6/1972 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
ST. JAMES SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT (N841) | 11/27/1979 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (N512) | 8/26/1977 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH (910) | 5/12/1977 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH (P466) | 12/22/1975 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
STEINBECK, JOHN, HOUSE (N1620) | 12/28/1989 | Monte Sereno (Santa Clara) | ||||
TROY LAUNDRY (N1011) | 1/28/1982 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
TWOHY BUILDING (N2215) | 10/6/2003 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
U.S. POST OFFICE (N953) | 4/5/1981 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
UNCLE JIM'S CABIN (P155) | 11/3/1969 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
UNITARY PLAN WIND TUNNEL (N1388) | 10/3/1985 | Moffett Field (Santa Clara) | ||||
US NAVAL AIR STATION SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, HISTORIC DISTRICT (N1859) | 2/24/1994 | Sunnyvale (Santa Clara) | ||||
VASQUEZ TREE AND SITE OF 21-MILE HOUSE (259) | 9/3/1937 | Morgan Hill (Santa Clara) | ||||
VILLA MIRA MONTE (N625) | 5/25/1978 | Morgan Hill (Santa Clara) | ||||
VILLA MONTALVO (N598) | 5/1/1978 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
WE AND OUR NEIGHBORS CLUBHOUSE (N729) | 12/20/1978 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
WELCH-HURST (N668) | 9/18/1978 | Saratoga (Santa Clara) | ||||
WHEELER HOSPITAL (N1655) | 9/13/1990 | Gilroy (Santa Clara) | ||||
WILSON HOUSE (N850) | 1/2/1980 | Palo Alto (Santa Clara) | ||||
WINCHESTER HOUSE (868) | 1/11/1974 | San Jose (Santa Clara) | ||||
WOODHILLS (N730) | 12/20/1978 | Cupertino (Santa Clara) | ||||
WRIGHT HOUSE (P518) | 12/1/1977 | Sunnyvale (Santa Clara) | ||||
YUNG SEE SAN FONG HOUSE (N1232) | 9/8/1983 | Los Gatos (Santa Clara) |