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Item Title
Woodhills, Prospect Road, Cupertino, Santa Clara County, CA
LocationProspect Road,
Cupertino, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2007
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-95; FN-96).
Building/structure dates:
1914 initial construction
Significance: Woodhills was built for Fremont and Cora Older during 1913-14 in a wooded area deep in the foothills of Cupertino. Designed by San Jose architects Wolfe & Wolfe, the flat-roofed shingled structure is a composite of the informal late 19th-century American Shingle Style and the more rigid and controlled Moderne mode, just beginning to be recognized as a major stylistic trend at this time. In adapting a residential design to the irregular landscape, the architects exhibited a liberal degree of artistic freedom in their use of the two very different styles, creating a sophisticated and somewhat picturesque design through the asymmetrical massing of rectilinear sections and terraces. Fremont Older is a prominent figure in the history of San Francisco journalism and social reform at the turn of the century, best known for his anti-establishment crusades and occasional sensationalist newspaper stories. Cora Baggerly Older, also a journalistic social reformer, wrote for Bay Area newspapers and published many monographs on local history. After her death in 1968, Woodhills was heavily vandalized and threatened by destruction. Plans to raze the historic residence were blocked in 1977 when it was acquired by San Jose newspaperman Morton Levine and virtually reconstructed during 1977-79. Woodhills was placed on the National Register on December 20, 1978.
Related Names
Older, Fremont
Wlofe & Wolfe
McCall, Charles W.
Older, Mrs. Fremont
Older, Cora
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. EAST FRONT
2. REAR OF HOUSE, LOOKING NORTHEAST
3. EAST PORCH, LOOKING SOUTH
4. LAWN AND GARDEN WALL, LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM HOUSE
5. LAWN TERRACE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST FROM HOUSE
6. GARDEN WALL AND FIREPLACE, LOOKING WEST
7. SEATS ON UPPER TILE PATH, LOOKING SOUTH
8. STONE SEATS IN GARDEN, HILLS IN BACKGROUND
9. STONE BENCH ON TILE PATH
10. POOL HOUSE, LOOKING NORTH, MAIN HOUSE IN DISTANCE
11. LIVING ROOM, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
12. LIVING ROOM FIREPLACE
13. LIVING ROOM, LOOKING SOUTH INTO DINING ROOM
14. Photocopy of photograph (original print in possession of Earl & Donna Harris, 22802 Prospect Road, Cupertino, CA) 1914, photographer unknown VIEW OF HOUSE BEFORE LANDSCAPING
15. Photocopy of photograph (original print in possession of Earl & Donna Harris, 22802 Prospect Road, Cupertino, CA) 1914, photographer unknown VIEW OF HOUSE AFTER LANDSCAPING
16. Photocopy of photograph (original print in possession of Earl & Donna Harris, 22802 Prospect Road, Cupertino, CA) 1914, photographer unknown TRELLIS OVER STEPS TO MAIN ENTRANCE
17. Photocopy of photograph (original print in possession of Earl & Donna Harris, 22802 Prospect Road, Cupertino, CA) Circa 1955, photographer unknown VIEW OF SWIMMING POOL, GARDENS, AND EAST FRONT OF ADOBE STUDIO
SEATS ON UPPER TILE PATH, LOOKING SOUTH
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