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Item Title
Hanchett Residence Park, 1225-1257 Martin Avenue, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA
Location1225-1257 Martin Avenue,
San Jose, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2010
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-129).
Building/structure dates:
1909 initial construction
Significance: Hanchett Residence Park is an early 20th century real estate development, characterized by modestly scaled residences designed in the Bungalow and Craftsman modes and variations of the Spanish-Colonial Revival style. In 1905, Lewis E. Hanchett, San Jose mining and street railway entrepreneur, bought the seventy-seven acre tract, which was surveyed and platted the next year. The wide gently curving and tree-lined streets were designed in 1907 by landscape architect John McLaren, best known for his design of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. To prevent commercial development in the Park, strict guidelines concerning the value and placement of houses and the character of improvements were written into each deed title. Because subsequent owners have respected and maintained the plans of Hanchett and McLaren, the park's original appearance and character have been preserved.
Subjects
Brick BuildingsHousesHousing Developments
Related Names
Hanchett, Lewis Edward
McLaren, John
Jaurigui, Conrad
Sabatino, Lucian
Sabatino, Elayne
Taxera, Wendell
Schafer, Jack, Field Team
Clarke, Robert E., Field Team
Friedman, Barbara M., Field Team
Miner, Julia H., Field Team
Murphy, John B., Field Team
Marsh, David T., Field Team
Lidz, Jane, Photographer
Cigliano, Jan, Historian
Schafer, Jack, Delineator
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF STREET, LOOKING NORTHWEST
2. 1225 MARTIN AVENUE, SOUTHEAST FRONT
3. 1233 MARTIN AVENUE, SOUTHEAST FRONT
4. 1241 MARTIN AVENUE, SOUTHEAST FRONT
5. 1249 MARTIN AVENUE, SOUTHEAST FRONT
6. 1257 MARTIN AVENUE, SOUTHEAST FRONT
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