California - Santa Clara County - Historic Districts
Santa Clara County California (Historic Districts) has 21 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include New Almaden, Steinbeck, John, House, US Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District, Agnews Insane Asylum and Agnews Insane Asylum (Boundary Increase).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Horizon, Early Horizon, Late Horizon and Costanoan dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Santa Clara County historic places including John Ernst Steinbeck, Stocking, Leonard, et al. and Leonard Stocking.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Santa Clara County places including US Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks, Carol Henning Steinbeck, John H. Christie, E.C. Morrison, California State Architect, Stocking, Leonard, State Architect, Sellon & Hennings, McDougall, George, Steve Allen, Anshen, Robert, et al and Wolfe F.D.. Prominent architectural styles found in Santa Clara Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Modern Movement.

Agnews Insane Asylum (added 1997 - - #97000829)
Also known as Agnews Developmental Center
4000 Lafayette Ave. , Santa Clara
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stocking, Leonard, State Architect, Sellon & Hennings, McDougall, George
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Stocking, Leonard
Significant Year:
1941, 1906
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Social History, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
Agnews Insane Asylum (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98001229)
Also known as Agnews State Hospital;Agnews Developmental Center;See Also:A
4000 Lafayette St. , Santa Clara
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
California State Architect
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
Stocking, Leonard, et al.
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Health/Medicine, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Sanatorium
Current Function:
Health Care
Alviso Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000449)
Also known as Embarcadero de Santa Clara
Boundaries unknown at this time , Alviso
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse, Water-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Outdoor Recreation
Circles of Circles Archeological District (added 1982 - - #82004985)
Also known as CA-SCl-106,CA-SCl-34l,CA-SCl-356,CA-SCl-357
Address Restricted , Morgan Hill
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Horizon, Early Horizon, Late Horizon
Period of Significance:
3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Processing Site, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Coyote Creek Archeological District (added 1971 - - #71000192)
Address Restricted , Gilroy Hot Springs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Costanoan
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs (added 1995 - - #95000996)
Also known as CA-SCL-691H;Gilroy Hot Springs
9 1/2 mi. NE of jct. of New Ave. and Roop Rd. , Gilroy
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Asian, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Resort
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Resort
Green Gables (added 2005 - - #04000863)
Channing Ave., Ivy Ln., Greer Rd., Wildwood Ln. , Palo Alto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anshen, Robert, et al, Allen, Steve
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Greenmeadow (added 2005 - - #04000862)
Nelson Dr., El Capitan Pl., Adobe Pl., Creekside Dr. , Palo Alto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones, A. Quincy, Emmons, Frederick
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hakone Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000181)
21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Asian, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Hensley Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001238)
Roughly bounded by Julian, 1st, 7th, and Empire Sts. , San Jose
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Not Available
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Los Gatos Historic Commercial District (added 1991 - - #91001382)
1--24 N. Santa Cruz Ave., 9--15 University Ave. and 14--198 W. Main St. , Los Gatos
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Mission/Spanish Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Civic, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Miller--Melone Ranch (added 1993 - - #93000260)
Also known as Miller House
12795 Saratoga--Sunnyvale Rd. , Saratoga
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wolfe F.D.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
NASA Ames Wind Tunnel Historic District (added 2017 - - #100000470)
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Science, Invention
Period of Significance:
1940-2011 AD
New Almaden (added 1966 - - #66000236)
Also known as New Almaden Historic District
14 mi. S of San Jose on CR G8 , San Jose
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Professorville Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000861)
Roughly bounded by Embarcadero Rd., Addison Ave., Emerson and Cowper Sts. , Palo Alto
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maybeck,Bernard, Et al.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Ramona Street Architectural District (added 1986 - - #86000592)
518--581 Ramona St. and 255--267 Hamilton Ave. , Palo Alto
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark,Birge M., Et al.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
San Jose Downtown Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003822)
Also known as San Jose Commercial District
E. Santa Clara, South First, Second, Third and E. San Fernando Sts. , San Jose
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate, Octagon Mode
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Southern Pacific Depot (added 1993 - - #93000274)
65 Cahill St. , San Jose
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morrison, E.C., Christie, John H.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State, Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
St. James Square Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000546)
Also known as St. James Park
Roughly bounded by N. 1st, N. 4th, E. St. James, and E. St. John Sts. , San Jose
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Courthouse, Park, Post Office, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Courthouse, Park, Post Office, Religious Structure
Steinbeck, John, House (added 1989 - - #89002117)
16250 Greenwood Ln. , Monte Sereno
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Steinbeck,John Ernst
Area of Significance:
Literature, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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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