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Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County: California's Historic Silicon Valley – A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places in cooperation with the City of Santa Clara, the California Office of Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), proudly invite you to explore Santa Clara County. This itinerary highlights 28 places listed in the National Register of Historic Places that illustrate how this fertile valley blossomed from a series of small agricultural towns linked by the Southern Pacific railroad into the center of the technology revolution that brought immense growth and prosperity in the 20th century.
Argonauts
Historical Society
612 Morse Street
San Jose, CA 95126
California History Center and Foundation
De Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 864-8987
http://www.calhistory.org/
California Pioneers of Santa Clara County
PO Box 8208
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 998-1174
Campbell Historic Preservation Board
70 N. First Street
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 866-2140
Campbell Historical Museum
51 North Central Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 866-2119
http://www.ci.campbell.ca.us/communityandarts/museum.htm
Children's Discovery Museum
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 298-5437
http://www.cdm.org/
Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
P.O. Box 70746
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-0746
http://www.chcp.org/
Cupertino Historical Museum/ Historical Society
10185 N. Stelling Rd
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 973-1495
http://www.cupertino.org/update/civic/chs.htm
de Saisset Museum
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
(408) 554-4528
http://www.scu.edu/deSaisset/
East Santa Clara Street Revitalization Committee
72 North Fifth Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 993-0430
Euphrat Museum of Art
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 864-8836
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/depts/arts/euphrat/
Evergreen Heritage Association
4520 Cadwallader
San Jose CA 95121
(408) 238-8912
Filipino American National Historical Society- San Francisco Chapter
483 Green Ridge Drive No. 7
Daly City, CA 94014
(408) 927-2039
http://www.fanhs-national.org/
Forbes Mill Museum
75 Church Street
Los Gatos CA 95032
(408) 395-7375
Gilroy Historical Museum
195 Fifth Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
(408) 848-0470
http://www.caohwy.com/g/gilroyhm.htm
Gilroy Historical Society
P.O. Box 1621
Gilroy, CA 95021
(408) 848-0470
Historical Committee, City of Monte Sereno
18041 Saratoga-Los Gates Road Monte
Sereno, CA 95030
(408) 354-7635
History San Jose
1650 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 287-2290
http://www.historysanjose.org/
Intel Corporation Museum
3065 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95052
(408) 765-0503
http://www.intel.com/intel/intelis/museum/
Iron Man Museum
401 E. Hendy Avenue
Sunnyvale CA 94086
(408) 735-5259
http://www.asme.org/history/roster/H034.html
Japanese American Museum of San Jose
565 North Fifth Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(408)294-3138
http://www.jamsj.org/
Lace Museum
P.O. Box 4420
Mountain View, CA 94040
(415) 327-4013
http://www.thelacemuseum.org/
Los Altos Hills Historical Society
27200 Elena Read
Los Altos, CA 94022
(415) 948-8470
Los Altos History House
51 South San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 948-9427
http://www.losaltoshistory.org/
Los Fundadores-Santa Clara
1053 S. White Rd.
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 926-1165
Los Gatos Historic Preservation Commission
P.O. Box 940
Los Gatos, CA 95031
(408) 354-6872
http://www.town.los-gatos.ca.us/services/7f.html
Los Gatos Museum Assn.
PO Box 1904
Los Gatos, CA 95031
(408) 395-7375
Military Medal Museum and Research Center
448 N. San Pedro Street
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 298-1100
Milpitas Cultural Resources Preservation Board
455 Calaveras Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 942-2379
Milpitas Historical Society
P O Box 360975
Milpitas, CA 95036
(408) 262-1171
http://www.milpitashistory.org/home/
Morgan Hill Architectural Cultural Resources Board
17555 Peak Avenue
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408) 779-7247
Morgan Hill Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 1258
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408) 779-5755
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Veranda/4103/morgan.html
Mountain View Pioneer and Historical Society
P.O. Box 252
Mountain View, CA 94042
(415) 969-7056
Mt. Diablo Surveyors Historical Society
5042 Amethyst Court
San Jose, CA 95136
(408) 265-9869
http://www.mdshs.org/
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301-2727
(415) 321-1004
http://www.moah.org/
New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
21350 Almaden Road
San Jose, CA 95120
(408) 323-1107
http://www.parkhere.org/historical/history_almaden.html
New Almaden Quicksilver County Park Association
P.O. Box 124
New Almaden, CA 95042
(408) 268-6541
http://www.geocities.com/almadenqs/newalmmus.html
Palo Alto Historic Resources Board
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(415) 321-9875
http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/clerk/hrb.html
Palo Alto Historical Association
P.O. Box 193
Palo Alto, CA 91302
(415) 329-2436 http://www.pahistory.org
Past Heritage (Palo Alto Stanford Heritage)
P.O. Box 308
Palo Alto, CA 94302
(650) 299-8878
http://www.pastheritage.org/
Peralta Adobe & Fallon House
San Jose Historical Museum Association
175 W. St. John St.
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 993-8182
Perham Foundation - Electronics Museum
2987 Alexis Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(415) 948-2659
http://www.perham.org/
Preservation Action Council of San Jose
P.O. Box 2287
San Jose, CA 95109
(408) 971-0940
http://www.preservation.org/
Rengstorff House
3070 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 903-6392
http://www.r-house.org
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
Rosicrucian Park
San Jose, CA 95191
(408) 947-3635
http://www.rosicrucian.org/museum/index.html
San Jose Historical Landmarks Commission
400 City Hall Annex
801 N. First Street
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 277-4576
http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/planning/sjplan/histpro.htm
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 271-6840
http://www.sjmusart.org/
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
110 Paseo de San Antonio
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 971-0323
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
San Jose Trolley Corporation
635 Phelan Road
San Jose, CA 91112
(408) 293-2276
http://www.vta.org/services/trolleys/historic_trolleys.html
Sanborn Nature Center
16055 Sanborn Road
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408 )867-6940
Santa Clara Arts & Historical Consortium - Headen-Inman House
1509 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 248-ARTS
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Veranda/4103/headen.html
Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society
2635 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 248-8205
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascchgs/
Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission
70 W. Hedding Street, 10th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110
(408) 299-2566
Santa Clara County Historical Pharmacy Association
5080 Edenview Drive
San Jose, CA 95111
Santa Clara Historical Landmarks Commission
473 Fulton Court
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 984-3140
http://cho.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/3074.html
Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-3438
http://www.saratoga.ca.us/heritage.htm
Saratoga Historical Foundation and Museum
PO Box 172
Saratoga, CA 95070
(408) 867-4311
Silicon Valley History Online
www.SiliconValleyHistory.org
Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History
Archive location:
Martin Luther King Library, Special Collections Reading Room (5th Floor)
Corner of East San Fernando and S. Fourth Streets
Mailing Address:
Sourisseau Academy
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95292-0147
(408) 808-2064
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/history/resource/sourisseau.htm
South Bay Historical Railroad Society
1005 Railroad Avenue
Santa Clara CA 95476
(408) 243-3969
http://www.sbhrs.org/
Stanford Historical Society
P.O. Box 2328
Stanford, CA 94309
(415) 725-3332
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/shs/index.html
Stanford University Museum and Art Gallery
Lomita Drive at Museum Way
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4177
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/SUMA/
Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention and Ideas
P.O. Box 3714
Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3714
(408) 730-7290
http://www.sci3.com/
Sunnyvale Heritage Preservation Commission
P.O. Box 3707
Sunnyvale, CA 94088
(408) 730-7444
http://www.ci.sunnyvale.ca.us/community-dev/planning/hpc/heritagepres.htm
Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 61301
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 749-2002
http://anmf.org/history/sunnyvale-museum.html
Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association Guild
169 Florence Street
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 245-1184
The Triton Museum
1505 Warburton Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 247-3754
http://www.tritonmuseum.org
Vasona Natural Center
296 Garden Hill Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 356-4945
Victorian Preservation Society of Santa Clara Valley
792 S. Third St.
San Jose, CA 95112
(415) 274-2864
http://www.vpa.org/
Women's Heritage Museum
1509 Portola Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
(415) 321-5260
http://www.artcom.com/museums/nv/sz/94102.htm
Youth Science Institute
Alum Rock Nature Center
16260 Alum Rock Avenue
San Jose, CA 95127
(408) 258-4322
http://www.ysi-ca.org/ |
