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Historic Preservation
Here you will find a variety of information about the City of San Jose's historic preservation program. Please use the links on the right of the page to navigate this site.
The U.S. Congress directed the NPS to conduct a resource study of sites that are significant to the life of Cesar Chavez and the farm labor movement in the western United States. The study will recommend whether the sites meet the criteria for listing on the National Register, designation as a national historic landmark, or inclusion in the national park system; and will consider a range of approaches to resource protection and public use and enjoyment.
The first public meeting was held at the Mayfair Community Center last night.
http://www.nps.gov/pwro/chavez/index.htm
The revised Guidelines for the Preparation of Historic Reports have been finalized and are available. Applicants proposing developments involving potententially historic resources should use these guidelines in the preparation of Historic Reports.
Historical consultants PAST Consultants, LLC have developed a mid-century context statement for San Jose, at the request of the Preservation Action Council of San Jose, and funded by the San Jose Redevelopment Agency Strong Neighborhoods Initiative program. This context statement documents San Jose's contributions to California Modernism, and focuses on resources built between 1935-1975.The document provides a history of the development of the City of San Jose between the years 1920-1975, delineates architectural styles, historic themes and associated property types, and catalogues local practitioners. The document is available here.
On June 2, 2009, the San Jose City Council approved the Guadalupe/Washington Conservation Area. The Conservation Area is only the third neighborhood (after the 2004 Market Almaden and the 2007 Martha Gardens Conservation Areas) to receive this designation since the formal Conservation Area designation process was adopted by ordinance in 2004. The three other Conservation Areas previously established are Hanchett and Hester Park, Naglee Park, and Palm Haven.
1907 Original Roma Bakery at Orchard & Grant Streets
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1891 Washington School
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2008 Union Market at Union and State Streets
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Citywide Historic Resources Map (1.35 MB .pdf) |
