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Item Title
Fountain Oaks, 15835 Carey Avenue, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, CA
Location15835 Carey Avenue,
Morgan Hill, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2100
Building/structure dates:
1927 initial construction
Significance: "Fountain Oaks" is a superlative example of the many opulent ranch estates nestled in the foothills of the Santa Clara Valley. At its peak, the ranch contained some three dozen structures and over 500 acres of lawns, orchards, vegetable gardens, feeding lots, and grazing lands. It was originally the property of Kodak heiress Gertrude (Strong) Achilles. "Fountain Oaks" was also the home of Charles Kellogg, the "California Nature Singer."
Related Names
Kellogg, Charles
Achilles, Gertrude Strong
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. WEST (ENTRANCE) FRONT
2. SOUTH LAWN, GUEST HOUSE IN DISTANCE
3. SOUTH LAWN FROM WITHIN LOGGIA
4. VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST
5. NORTH FRONT OF GARAGE, MAIN HOUSE IN DISTANCE
6. FRONT STAIRCASE
7. LIVING ROOM FIREPLACE
8. LIVING ROOM FIREPLACE DETAIL
9. FLOWER ARRANGING FONT, EAST END OF MAIN HALL, FIRST FLOOR
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