Treasure in Naglee Park Traditional Cache
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A nice quiet street in Historic Naglee Park. The houses you see here were built mostly between 1902 and 1920, and are predominantly of the Classical Revival and Craftsman styles. BYOP.
Naglee Park was developed on the estate of California pioneer & Civil War Northerner, Brigadier General Henry Morris Naglee. It is considered the first modern subdivision in Santa Clara County. Naglee first laid claim to the property in 1847 and later built his country home on 140 acres of his property. His magnificent gardens were open to the public and his estate was known as Naglee Park. Some of the plants brought here by General Naglee are still in existence today...most notably the sequoia sempervirens (redwood trees) located on San Fernando St. Upon his death in 1886, the estate was inherited by his two daughters, who eventually formed the Naglee Park Improvement Corporation in order to subdivide the estate and sell the lots. Naglee Park is the first local subdivision developed and marketed as we understand development today. The concept was unique on the West Coast at the time and it was quickly imitated. Starting in 1902, Naglee Park was developed as a complete neighborhood with paved streets, gas lines, water service and sewers already installed. Utility easements are on rear lot lines to hide unsightly wires. There were restrictive covenants that specified houses costing less than $2,000 could not be built in Naglee Park. Business construction was prohibited as well as barns and stables, uses that were both a fire hazard and unsanitary. Early Naglee Park residents acquired a lot from the Naglee Park Improvement Corporation and then contracted with a local architect or builder to design and construct a home to suit their personal needs. Naglee Park houses reflect the talents of many early California architects and the neighborhood features a variety of the Classic Revival and Craftsman styles that were popular at the time. The most prolific design firm represented in Naglee Park was Wolfe & McKenzie and both architects were Naglee Park residents.
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