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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSaratoga's Heritage booka i r V' la Al01, tm4 F. j IE CITY OF SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION JANUARY 1993 A CJMEN W M L EDGIR rE, TIN Written by — Elizabeth Ansnes Illustrations b}, Peter Sabin Photography — Wayne Carpenter Ben Strong George White Photo Processing — Tinker Photo Lay -out and Graphics – Fritz Maurer Norman Paul Printing Administrative Assistance — Carrie Dean, Volunteer Coordinator Dottie Carpenter Diane Carnekie Josephine Morales Clair Waite Research by Saratoga Heritage Preservation Commission, 1982 -1992 — Elizabeth Ansnes Steven Benzing Edward Bolger Roy Cameron Linda Davis Larry Fine Warren Heid Louisa Henderson Norman Koepernik Jeanne Kvamme Sharon Landsness Seonaid McArthur- Bielinski Bruce Mitchell Willys Peck Robert Peepari Peter Sabin Dick Tyrrell Barbara Voester Eugene Zambetti City of Saratoga, City Council — Karen Anderson, Mayor Karen Tucker, Vice Mayor Ann Marie Burger Willem Kohler Victor Monia City of Saratoga, City Staff — Harry Peacock, City Manager Paul Curtis, Planning Director Tsvia Adar, Associate Planner George White, Associate Planner Susan Riggs, Assistant Planner Saratoga's Heritage is the result of nearly ten year's work by the Heritage Preservation Commission and the Planning Department staff to record for the community the historic resources remaining in Saratoga. The City Council created the Commission in 1982, and charged it with making an inventory of community historic resources with the hope that documenting them would aid in their preservation. The city placed the commission's work under the planning department, recognizing that effective planning must include consideration of a city's past as well as her future. P R1 E-' FAA i s Research on the properties in this book was carried out by the commission members, using land records, oral interviews and newspaper accounts as well as more conventional histories and memoirs. Many of the buildings on the inventory were the homes and workplaces of ordinary citizens, whose contributions to the community left few written records. Members of the commission have tried to be "dilligent seekers of truth," but for some of our resources we have little evidence beyond the structures themselves. Following this research, each property was evaluated by the commission in relation to criteria established by the City Council. Inclusion in the inventory means that a property meets at least two of these criteria for historic or architectural significance. A special word of thanks is due to the owners of these historic properties. They have been unfailingly courteous and cooperative in working with commissioners, assisting in our research and making their properties available to us as we documented their architectural details and photographed them for this book. Most important, it is the care, respect and attention they have given which has guaranteed the survival of these special historic artifacts among which we are privileged to live today. It is they who have made the city's goal of historic preservation a reality. f s , ; E e . NA RA MISO G& -V H IrS-' O R1Y aratoga's setting, against the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz mountains, seems such an ideal location for a pleasant late 20th century suburb that one might think it has always been this way. But suburban Saratoga is only the latest stage in a rich history that goes back before the gold rush, a history which has left its traces in our historic resources. Among the homes and shops of the modern town, the buildings remaining from these earlier eras are clues to that past. The first settlers in Saratoga, ancestors of the Ohlone Indians, arrived thousands of years ago, and have left traces which are visible only to the trained eye of the archeologist. The oldest remaining buildings in Saratoga date from around the middle of the nineteenth century, a few years after the first European- Americans settled near the banks of Arroyo Quito. The community they built followed a pattern quite different from most areas in the United States, for Saratoga began as an industrial town and then evolved as an agricultural center and finally into the residential suburb of today. Although the De Anza expedition of 1776 camped in or near Saratoga, it wasn't until the 1840s that William Campbell saw the potential of the local redwood trees as lumber to build homes for the settlers coming west from the United States to Alta California. In 1847 he signed a contract with Manuel Alviso, owner of the Rancho Quito, to build a mill on the banks of what is now Saratoga Creek to process the lumber he planned to remove from the steep sides of the canyon. A small community formed at the foot of the canyon, called informally, Campbell's Gap. The end of the Mexican - American War, the discovery of gold, and the admission of Califor- nia to the Union in 1850 all stimulated interest in the industrial potential of the small commu- nity. Flour milling was added to Campbell's enterprise, and soon other lumber and grist mills were established along the creek. The growing settlement was surveyed for the first time in 1852, and when it acquired its first Post Office, it was named not for Campbell, who had sold out his holdings, but for another early settler, Martin McCarty. McCarty, an Irish immigrant, had realized the need for better transportation into this growing area, so he built a road through the tiny town and set up a toll gate at what is today Big Basin Way at 3rd Street. The town came to be know as Tollgate (or Toll Gate), but officially it was McCartysville. These first settlers built simple pioneer cot- tages for themselves, a few of which survive, such as the McWilliams house, now the office of the Chamber of Commerce in the Historical Park, and the John Henry house, at the corner of Big Basin Way and 6th Street. They also began to develop community institutions, such as the Sons of Temperance, whose meeting hall on Oak Street served as the site of Saratoga's first public school. They established churches, a Post Office, and Madronia cemetery, and despite the active Sons of Temperance, McCartysville was reported to be well supplied with saloons. Industry continued to be attracted to the small community where the creek provided a ready supply of power. Lumbering also contin- ued to be important, and the main street of McCartysville was called Lumber Street by the inhabitants. In 1871 the Saratoga and Pescadero Turnpike was opened, improving the lumber routes to the little town of Felton over the hill. The flour and lumber mills were joined by a tannery and by a successful paper milling indus- try. One of the most colorful and visionary of these early industrialists was Charles Maclay, who bought up one of the mills, renaming it Bank Mills, and then had the Post Office rename the small town after his enterprise. Although he went on to a noted career in finance, real estate and the state legislature, he never succeeded in convincing the settlers of McCartysville to call their town Bank Mills. The largest and most successful milling op- erations were established by the brothers Erwin and William King, with their Saratoga Paper Mill, opened in 1868. This mill produced butcher paper and was joined by another making pasteboard. Industrial development was so suc- cessful that inhabitants began to complain that the creek was becoming polluted. The homes of the King brothers remain in Saratoga, one near the end of the Village busi- ness district and the other on Oak Street. They are typical of the more elaborate homes which were now being built, many with the gables, porches and complex trim that characterize the Queen Anne style. But this period of industrial prosperity was not to survive long. The paste- board mill was moved gout of town in 1880, and in 1883 the King brothers' Saratoga Paper Mill burned to the ground, the fire fueled by the huge stacks of straw needed to produce paper. The only traces of those early mills are in the stones of Maclay's Bank Mills, which were hauled off after the 1906 earthquake to help build the Paul Masson mountain winery. Milling was not the only industry to excite the early city fathers. There was great hope for Saratoga as a mining center, first from copper, and then silver, but the only successful extrac- tive industry was lime quarrying for use in brick building and in processing quicksilver. More successful was the exploitation of the healthful water which came from several springs above the town. The springs had been located in the 1850s, and in 1864 the townspeople, hoping to emphasize the similarity of their water to that of the famous New York spa, voted to rename their town Saratoga. So it was that a California town came to have an Iroquois Indian name. Shortly before the name change, a corpora- tion had been formed to develop the springs, and in 1866 the Congress Hall resort hotel opened, its name echoing a site at Saratoga Springs, New York. The original hotel was later expanded, and became the center of the large Pacific Congress Springs resort area, sur- rounded by vacation homes, trails and picnic spots. Saratoga's reputation as a resort center spread in the 1880s and 90s, and other mineral spas, picnic areas and resorts began to attract visitors. One of the most popular of these new resorts was at Long Bridge, on Congress Springs Road, where the Saratoga Springs resort is today. The hotel at the Pacific Congress Springs resort burned down on June 15, 1903, but Saratoga's reputation as a vacation site, both for day trips and for long stays, was firmly established. As Saratoga was developing as a resort, it was also being transformed from an industrial center to an agricultural producer. There had always been farmers in the area, but as the easy supply of timber began to give out and the mills moved away, ranching became the economic core of Saratoga. Early fanners had produced mostly grain, but in the 1880s fruit ranching began to replace it. The problems with success- ful fruit production are preservation and trans- portation. The fruit that launched Saratoga's industry was the French prune, which could be inexpensively dried and thus preserved and re- duced in bulk. The demand for dried fruit grew rapidly, and large tracts around Saratoga were planted to fruit trees. Soon prunes were fol- lowed by apricots and grapes and to a lesser extent by pears and apples. The remnants of this agricultural age still remain in town, such as the Novakovich ranch, where consumers can buy fresh or dried fruit directly from its producers. More numerous but harder to identify are the small tank houses which still he behind many older Saratoga homes. These two or three story square structures were built originally for water storage, but today are often transformed into garages, storage sheds or guest cottages. As fruit ranching grew, the community continued to focus on its core around Lumber and Oak streets. New and larger schools were built near the site of the Sons of Temperance hall in 1869 and again in the 1890s. Two churches built during this era remain, now adapted to different uses: the Methodist - Episcopal church building which now serves as a photography studio and St. John's Episcopal church, which has been remodeled into a private home. Many of the shops in the central business district also date from our agricultural era. Two which are easily identifiable are the Cloud store building and the Hutchinson building which flank 3rd Street at Big Basin Way, at the site of Martin McCarty's toll gate. New commercial buildings continued to be mixed with residences on Lumber Street into the new century, includ- ing the Saratoga Bank building with its reassur- ing brick strength, (1913) and the Kerr building, built in 1910 and remodeled many times over the years. The only tenant remaining from that era is the Saratoga Drug Store, where today one can see the original decorated tin ceiling over the modern pharmacy. Saratoga's reputation as a beautiful spot for an outing or vacation continued to grow with the fruit orchards, and the first Saratoga Blossom Festival in 1900 drew new visitors. The festival was conceived by the Reverend Edwin S. `Sunshine' Williams, a retired Congre- gational minister, as a thanksgiving for the end of a drought. It brought dozens, and in later years thousands, of visitors to Saratoga to ride through a sea of pink and white fruit blossoms. The festival grew in size and offerings to include musical performances, oratory and athletic contests. The festival acquired its own site, first on the banks of the creek, and later in a natural amphitheater near Fruitvale Avenue and Saratoga -Los Gatos Road. A highlight of the 1912 festival was a pageant of California history which included Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown of Harpers Ferry, who had settled with her mother, Mary, in Saratoga in 1881. Early visitors to the Blossom Festival had come by train to Los Gatos and were then trans- ported by wagon to the orchards of Saratoga. The festival's popularity led the Southern Pacific Railroad to print special excursion tick- ets for the guests, and after 1904 they could travel all the way to Saratoga in modern cars of the San Jose and Los Gatos Interurban Railway, whose tracks carried passengers along Saratoga - Los Gatos Road, up Lumber Street to the resorts of Congress Springs, and down Saratoga Avenue toward San Jose. One day excursions to the Blossom Festival brought many to town, but it also became popu- lar as a longer vacation site. Small hotels like Lunblad's Lodge, still located on Oak Street, or the Saratoga Inn catered to guests from the San Francisco area. Wealthier visitors began to build imposing second homes in Saratoga, many of them echoing historic architectural styles, with Greek columns or Mediterranean arches. One of the most beautiful of these large homes is the Hayfield House, designed by Julia Morgan in 1920 -21 in the idiom of the English country house. Miss Morgan, who at the time was also working with William Randolph Hearst in the development of San Simeon, has other associa- tions with Saratoga. She was a college friend of Grace Richards, a community leader, and was commissioned to build the Saratoga Foothill Clubhouse in 1915. The building remains virtu- ally unchanged since its construction. She was called back to Saratoga in 1923 to design the original buildings for the Saratoga Federated Church. The Mission Revival style of the church buildings recalls themes she used at San Simeon and in her designs for Mills College in Oakland. The most splendid of the country homes built in Saratoga in the early years of this cen- tury is Villa Montalvo, set in extensive grounds in the foothills. It was built by wealthy San Francisco banker James Phelan, who was to become California's first directly elected Sena- tor. He was a patron of the arts as well as a suc- cessful businessman and politician, and Montalvo was the site of visits from writers Jack London and Joaquin Miller as well as Phelan's good friend Gertrude Atherton. One of the visitors during the 1915 Blossom Festival was then Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt. After Phelan's death, Montalvo was left to a foundation for development as an art center, a role it continues to fill today. It also helped Saratoga to become an art mecca, attracting writers, painters and actors who created a lively interest in local theater that continues today. The 1930s were a difficult time in Saratoga, as elsewhere, although agriculture continued to be the firm foundation of the area's economy. For a few years the programs of the Blossom Festival had to be cut back because of hard times, and it was eventually abandoned with the coming of World War II. Although fruit ranch- ing continued as the center of Saratoga's economy into the early 1950s, the forces that were to change the town were already working. The interurban railroad was abandoned in 1933, a victim of the growing popularity of the auto- mobile. Saratoga had always served to a small extent as a bedroom community for the larger San Jose, for many members of ranching fami- lies made a part of their living from commercial and professional lives in the city. With the easy availability of the automobile Saratoga became a more attractive commuter haven, and when the Silicon Valley economy of the post -war years began to explode, Saratoga's desirability grew. Acres of fruit orchards were torn out beginning in the 1950s, to be replaced by neat tracts of single - family homes, as well as churches, schools and shops to support the growing popu- lation. Much of this new development took place away from the traditional center of the town, which had changed its name from Lumber Street to Big Basin Way in 1926. As it grew toward the north and east, it met the rapidly expanding San Jose, and to protect itself from being swallowed up Saratoga became an incor- porated city in 1956. In an effort to keep a tie with the past, one .of those new schools was named Congress Springs. It too is now gone, a victim of a declining population of young people in the 1970s. Suburb, art colony, agricultural center, resort or industrial town — Saratoga is all of these. The rich legacy of all these pasts is here to enjoy today in the preservation of her historic resources. MADI(0)NIA L'H:,METERY 0 14766 Oak Street Ed adronia Cemetery had its origins in a donation of one acre of land by Jose Ramon Arguello to serve as a burial place. The first burial in the cemetery was reportedly that of a young boy who was drowned in the creek. In 1863 the city fathers of McCartys- ville formed the Madronia Cemetery District to manage Arguello's gift. Among those who are buried in the cemetery is Mary Brown, widow of abolitionist John Brown who was hanged after the raid on Harpers Ferry. Today's ceme- tery comprises nearly ten and a half acres near the top of Oak Street, managed by the Saratoga Cemetery District. c. 1851) 20770 Wildwood Way IT his home was built about 1851 by James Springer, an early orchardist who had come to California in 1841, and who went on to serve in the State legislature in 1858. The lumber was prefabricated and marked, then shipped around the Horn to California where it was assembled into a simple New England style cottage. It has been remodeled extensively over the years, but it is still possible to see its origins in its roofline. M'VI[,LI I IS (OUSE 20460 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT his simple white house is now a part of the Saratoga Historical Park, but it was originally located at 14407 Big Basin Way, where it served as the home of James Mc- Williams, who was Saratoga's second blacksmith. HENRY 1858) 20611 Brookwood Lane IT his house was built by Henry Jarboe, Saratoga's first blacksmith, who was also a community leader involved in the formation of the Madronia Cemetery Association and the establishment of the first Saratoga School. It is two stories, constructed and sided with redwood. 1 19474 Burgundy Way herrymount, the Brolly family ranch, includes several buildings of different eras, the oldest of which is the granary, dated 1860 from some old newspapers found in its walls. The Brolly family purchased the ranch in 1888, and it remains in the family today. In 1906 this was the first ranch in Saratoga to be electrified. 1869) 14630 Big Basin Way IT his simple pioneer cottage was built by John Henry, the engineer at the Saratoga Paper Mill, on land he purchased from Hannah McCarty, widow of one of Saratoga's founders. The house is built of heart redwood with square nails and still in- cludes a well at the rear of the property. FRAN('IS URE S R : OO US 14300 Saratoga Avenue IT his house is built of redwood with stone trim and columns giving it a simple neoclassical feeling. It was built by pioneer Francis Dresser, who lived there until 1879. Eventually it passed to the Cunningham family, who lived in the house until 1973. c. 1870) 18500 Marshall Lane IT his property is the remains of a large fruit ranch first developed in the 1870's. It is named for the Belliciti family, who purchased the ranch from earlier owners in the 1940's. In addition to the original barn and other outbuildings, the property includes a nineteenth century farmhouse, extensively remodeled in the 1950's. rl p (1) M P14 14189 Saratoga Avenue IT his simple one -story house, with its steep - pitched center gable, was built of redwood believed to have been milled in Big Basin. It was built by Saratoga carpenter Ludwig Thorny, and his descendants continued to live in the house until the 1970's. c. 1870) 13616 Fruitvale Avenue IT he original small ranch house on this property was built about 1870 by Thomas Reynolds. When his daughter, Lucy, married John Kerwin in 1899, the name changed to Kerwin Ranch. The family continued to farm the property, first in vineyards and later in apricots and prunes. The property is still a working fruit ranch, run by descendants of the founders. 14605 Big Basin Way IT his house was first owned by John Chisolm, a local wagonmaker, and occupied in its early days by pioneer mill owner, Erwin King. When King departed after his mill burned, Chisolm turned the house into a saloon, and in the 1890's it became a stage stop called the Oriental Hotel. It is once again a private home after extensive restoration. 14672 Oak Street 1W illiam King was one of the town's early industrialists, founding the Saratoga Paper Mill with his brother Erwin in 1869. He became Postmaster and community leader until the loss by fire of his mill brought an end to his prosperity in 1883. His wife, who lived in Saratoga until her death in 1915, was forced to open a boarding house to make ends meet. Although the house has been extensiveley remodeled and added to over the years, it is still possible to see the simple pioneer origins. 13915 Saratoga Avenue IT his house, with its creek - rock chimney and stone wall, was the home of G. W. Mc- Grew, a Saratoga poet, who is buried in a quaint marble - enclosed grave in Madronia Cemetery. It is possible that Mary Brown, widow of abolitionist John Brown, may have stayed in the house in the early 1880's. c. 1880) 20271 Merrick Drive UheReverend W.D. Pollard was co- founder, with William Rice, of Saratoga's Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), in 1878. Pollard and Rice were also among the first Saratogans to plant fruit orchards, including the French prune which was to be the basis of Saratoga's fruit growing prosperity. The house was originally part of a 40 -acre orchard, but now sits on less than two acres amid modern development BS 19855 Douglass Lane IT his large house and its grounds are all that remain of the Crowell ranch, one of Sara - toga's earliest fruit ranches. Larger and more imposing than earlier ranch houses, this home was the site of moonlight gar- den parties and musical evenings for guests from around the Santa Clara Valley. 1061' I'H•,19 11.9, 10111111131011 M. ()USI•. c. 1880's) 20105 Rancho Bella Vista Uhis house, a simple farm- house with Classic Revival decorations, sat originally in an 11 acre orchard. It was owned by members of the Sterne - Andres families until 1976. 13991 Saratoga Avenue IT his simple g abled farmhouse was built in the 1880's for the Meason family by Willis Morrison, who was the father of Mrs. John Cox, from another pioneering Saratoga ranching family. NI3,I,OMIZZ F'MI1I)I.N c. 1880's) 20851 Saratoga Hills Road his property, originally owned by William Rice, was developed as a fruit ranch in the early 1880's by the Shumers, who called it Shady Oak Glen. The land remained with the Shumer and Gloyd families until purchased in the 1930's by Frank Nelson, whose father had worked on the ranch. The small buildings on the property have little historical significance, but Mr. Nelson deeded the property to a public foundation in the hope that the property could be preserved as an example of traditional agricultural land in the Santa Clara Valley. 14669 Big Basin Way IT his house, near the west end of Saratoga Village, was originally part of property owned by Hannah McCarty. Antonio Fabretti purchased it in 1881 and built this house where he lived with his wife, Maria, until his death in 1890. One of his descendants became a successful San Jose stock- broker and built a house on Saratoga Avenue. c. 1882) 14510 -14540 Big Basin Way IT his house, which was moved from its original location on Marion Avenue, was the home of Judge J.E. Foster, who served as Justice of the Peace and County Roadmaster from 1892 until his death in 1898. His wife served as the President of the Soldiers and Sailors Aid Society during the Spanish - American War. I121M. L' U9a19(I : AM P3 0)U I' III 14075 Saratoga Avenue IT his house was built in 1882 forEbenezer andAmanda Cunningham, early civic leaders in Saratoga. He was among the founders of the Methodist Church and served as a trustee of Madronia Cemetery. The Cunninghams' daughter, Florence, continued to live in the home after her parents' deaths and pursued her avocation as a local historian. She was instrumental in forming the Saratoga Historical Foundation, and her book Saratoga 's FirstHundred Years is the basis for much that we know about Saratoga's early history. U'I'1 11 II,I0N( 1884) 14495 Big Basin Way IT his is one of a pair of commercial buildings in Saratoga built by John Hutchin- son, an early Postmaster and owner of the limestone quarry. It originally had a meat market on the ground floor with a meeting hall upstairs. Although it was modified in the 1950's and damaged in the 1989 earth- quake, one can still see evidence of the ten - inch -thick stone walls on the ground floor. OrCIL UI) -SMIT : UILDING 1884,1896) 14501 -14503 Big Basin Way IT he eastern P ortion of this building was built by John Hutchinson in 1884 and operated as a general store by Sam Cloud, who came to Saratogain 1893. After Cloud's wife and daughter, Laura, came to Saratoga in 1895, Cloud added on to the building, constructing additional storage space and a residence with ornate Victorian trim and a wrap - around porch. Laura's husband, Tom Smith, con- tinued to operate the store after Cloud was killed in a streetcar accident in front of his store in 1907. 111, 14,1411 1 P3 I 1885) 14711 Fruitvale Avenue IL"his house was built for rancher J.B. Ellis in a 16 acre orchard. Among the early owners were Mr. and Mrs. George Foster. Mrs. Foster was a founding member of the Foothill Club. The house was remodeled in 1938 by architect Clifford Conly, and much of the original elaborate decorative trim was removed. 14524 Oak Street IT his house was constructed about 1886. The Hanchett family lived in it for many years. It was acquired in the 1940's by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wurtsbaugh, who converted the home into apartments. Although much changed and added to since then, it is still possible to see the original outlines of the house. KI IN c. 1886) 14666 Oak Street IT his house was constructed to serve as a parsonage for Saratoga's Congregational Church. The church, chartered in 1872, was the first permanent religious organization in Saratoga. The Reverend Will- iam Merritt was appointed pastor in 1875, and it was for him that the parsonage was built. Fruitvale and Saratoga Avenues IT his orchard, at the southwest corner of Fruitvale and Saratoga Avenues, was originally part of the large Marion- Cox - Kitchen- Seagraves Ranch. It has been preserved by the City of Saratoga as a link with our agricultural past and continues to be a producing orchard for apricots and prunes. 18490 Ravenwood Drive D D uilt in 1888 by Charles Brandenburg and Hy (Henry) Hutton, this house was home to Brandenburg and his wife Sarah, who were early ranchers. It was purchased in 1913 by Anna E. Dierks, who made a number of changes, but it is still possible to see its farm origins, including the former tank house, now connected to the main structure. 14120 Saratoga Avenue IT his is a simple Queen Anne style house which sits well back from Saratoga Avenue in the remainder of a fruit orchard. It was built for Carson Cunningham, a mem- ber of one of Saratoga's pioneer families. c. late 1880's) 12239 Titus Avenue IT his simple farmhouse originally contained only three rooms. It was built about the end of the 1880's by James and Christina Andersen, who had emigrated from Denmark. This ten acre fruit ranch was bounded on the west by the Hansens, Mrs. Andersen's sister, where today's elementary school is located. PINI AI IY I I 1NI1)Ia,NI UI( : (1)UI. 13939 Quito Road IT his house was built by Harry Brandenburg, who had crossed the plains to California in 1861. He farmed 10 acres of fruit on the property until 1933. Although the house was remodeled in the 1940's, it still sits on its original redwood mudsills. A Ia I:. I:. N 'I' () ywal) I c. 1890) 14519 Big Basin Way IT his commercial building, so named because of its origi- nal color, was constructed by Daniel McCarty, son of Martin McCarty, after whom the original village was named. It has the high false front and ornamentation typical of an 1890's commercial building, but is really only a single story. The decorative medallion in the center of the high front is a 1950's addition. 1 20900 Big Basin Way his house was built for Harry Maclay, son of early community leader and indus- trialist Charles Maclay. The elder Maclay, owner of the Bank Mills, lived across the street in a house that has since been demolished. This house preserves many of the archi- tectural details typical of the Queen Anne style. c. 1890) 14199 Saratoga Avenue IT his bungalow, known as Four Pines because of a post sign found on the property, was built by Mr. H. Morgan, and passed through several families until sold to the present owners in 1983. It was claimed that the property was originally a Wells Fargo staging post, but a more probable location for the staging post was further west on Saratoga Avenue. The house was added on to in 1990 by creating an exact replica of the original bungalow on the west side, giving the appearance of twin attached houses. N(0)VA XIVIC' 14251 Fruitvale Avenue IT his ro ert contains aPPY well preserved Queen Anne house as well as a modified tank house and barns, still sitting at the center of a work- ing fruit ranch. Although sur- rounded by modern develop- ment, the ranch echoes Sara - toga's past as it continues to produce fruit for sale to the public. gppi : 1 VIN 1.:Y i, 1- NOR c. 1890) 20600 Lomita Avenue annah McCarty, born in Ireland in 1834, came to the United States in 1852 and married Martin McCarty, after whom Saratoga was originally named. After her husband's death in 1864, Hannah became an enterprising business woman and owner of many properties in Saratoga. She built this house in about 1890 in her vineyard at the end of Aloha Avenue. 20640 Third Street IT his warehouse is a wood - sided barn-like structure with deep stone foundations. It retains its original hay loft and carnage doors, built to give access to its storage areas. It was built by Sam Cloud, who operated the general store at the front of the property. W-3I'ANII''I:.I 1892) 20570 Marion Avenue IT his pioneer farmhouse, which still contains much of the original decorative trim, was built in 1892 in an area then known as 'Poverty Flat'. The builder was probably James Randolph Stamper, connected by marriage to the pioneer Cox family. The Stamper family, long active in community affairs, still owns the house and small surround- ing orchard. 20731 Marion Avenue IT his house was built around 1892 for the Reverend W. D. Pollard, who earlier had been a pioneer orchardist on his property on Merrick Drive. Together with William Rice, he had introduced the French prune to Saratoga. Pollard and Rice had also been instrumental in establishing the Saratoga Christian Church in 1878. K I IR O I' I I c. 1895) 14521 Big Basin Way IT his tiny gabled house was home to Mrs. Grover, active in community and church affairs in early -day Saratoga. She lived in the house, now a commercial building, with her son, Henry. NAI I)II., (1)USE 14650 Sixth Street IT his house is one of the few Queen Anne cottages remain- ing in the commercial center of Saratoga. It originally sat on a lot that ran to Lumber Street (Big Basin Way). Owned by Hannah McCarty, it later passed to John Henry, an engineer at the Saratoga Paper Mill. In 1987 the house was rehabilitated and converted to commercial use, including raising the structure to provide needed parking underneath. 1896) 20490 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT his simple white wooden church, designed by Charles Boosinger, was constructed under the direction of the Reverend Thomas Hopkins. A traditional spire -style steeple was added in 1903 (the present steeple and clock are modern additions). In 1924 the church became agallery for local artist Theodore Wores, and during World ' War I1 served as headquarters for the Red Cross and Civil Defense. 14700 Sixth Street e lthough there had been Episcopal services in Saratoga since 1884, members of the church had had to worship in various community halls in the village. In 1895 -96, members of the congregation purchased this property on Sixth Street, and the first service was held in the church on September 20, 1896. Services were held in the little church until July 1919, when it was sold and converted into a residence. c. 1896) 13777 Fruitvale Avenue IT his house was originally a farm house located at the end of Sousa Lane in Saratoga. It was moved in the summer of 1990 from the path of Highway 85, and now serves the City of Saratoga as an adjunct to City Hall and as the City's Teen Center. It was built by bachelor rancher Warner Hutton on the 200 acre ranch he acquired from his parents, and although it was added onto, it still maintains many of the original interior and exterior architectural details. l "1'I.I..MI..N'I' 14683 Oak Street IT his handsome Queen Anne house has been carefully restored to make it an outstanding example of this style. It was built in 1897 and purchased in 1907 by the Saratoga Congregational Church, for use by the Saratoga Missionary Settlement. This group hoped to use the proper- ty to give comfort and assis- tance to returned missionaries. Although the group never achieved all of its ends, the house did serve as a retreat for the Reverend Cole, a mission- ary to Alaska. 14605 Big Basin Way IT his property is associated with the Erwin King House, behind which it sits. It was constructed for M.E. Pettis, manager of the Oriental Hotel, whose relative, W.W. Pettis, operated his Santa Clara Stage Line from this barn. He took passengers to connect up with the railroad in Los Gatos, as well as to other areas of the valley. His stage line died out after the coming of the interurban railway. z 77,7717yVa IT his property is associated with the Erwin King House, behind which it sits. It was constructed for M.E. Pettis, manager of the Oriental Hotel, whose relative, W.W. Pettis, operated his Santa Clara Stage Line from this barn. He took passengers to connect up with the railroad in Los Gatos, as well as to other areas of the valley. His stage line died out after the coming of the interurban railway. GUNBHINI:. "[[,LI 1 i ('kI EP21 &ZH.[ ' 1) U [.,' pre- •11 14901 Fruitvale Avenue IT he first occupants of this well - preserved pioneer cottage were Mr. and Mrs. Nils Larson, who worked for the Reverend Edwin Sidney (Everlasting Sunshine) Williams. Williams, a retired Congregational minister, owned a large property at 'Sunshine Hill' on Three Oaks Way. In 1899, following two years of drought, Reverend Williams proposed a festival of thanksgiving, which grew into the famed Saratoga Blossom Festival. c. 1900) 14690 Oak Street ne of the last Queen Anne style cottages built in Saratoga, this small house, once part of the larger property of Mrs. Sara Dale, was on a part of Rancho Quito. This house and its tank house were saved when the larger residence burned in the 1920's. The house, parts of which still sit on its original mud sills, has belonged to the Van Arsdale family since 1946. 13361 Argonne Drive IT his large Craftsman styleY house was built about the turn of the century for Johnson and Lou Kerr. Mr. Kerr was a leading citizen of the town, builder of the Kerr building which still stands on Big Basin Way, and a founder of the Saratoga State Bank in 1913. The house was in a large fruit ranch which was owned in later years by the Miljevich family, which continued to produce fruit there until the early 1980's. FAAINI(' Pei Psi I I c. 1900) 14701 Oak Street IT his single story pioneer cottage was built about 1900. Although the original owner is unknown, it was owned around 1905 by Julia McLean. Large oaks and a picket fence highlight this small house, which retains its clapboard walls and simple porch. ANNA : EE OUSN: 21120 Wardell Road knna Bee, a native of Maine, purchased 25 acres and built a house on this property about 1902. It is often known as the Wooster House, for it was in that family from 1921 to 1965. A later owner, Marcelle Venator, was an early woman sportscaster. In addition to the large residence in the Princess Anne transitional style, the property also includes an arboretum and a barn now on a separate parcel. ISM A S A T n (1 A`VZ(1) 1903) 14488 Oak Street IT his cast iron bell, now missing its clapper, played an important role in fire protection in turn -of- the - century Saratoga. It was mounted in a tower next to the town jail, at Fourth and Lumber Streets, where it was rung to call out volunteer firemen. The bell was moved in 1962 to its present location in front of Fireman's Hall. 13471 Saratoga Avenue e lthough the original owners of this Craftsman house are unknown, it was owned by Florence Rowen from 1937 to 1989. It was originally a large single family residence, but was converted to a duplex in 1937. The double door of the original house was used to provide access to the two units. c. 1904) 13935 Saratoga Avenue his house was originally a small summer home. In the 1930's it was the site of the Great Lakes Nursery, operated by Steven S. Jarrett. The nursery featured goldfish ponds in the shapes of the Great Lakes, as well as hundreds of varieties of plants. ARATO(GA 1EHO201RICILI MUSEUM T "ANEE'O UI'IESO 5 : DI ) 1904-1905) 20450 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road rig inally the home of the Saratoga Drug Store, and located on Big Basin Way, this small commercial building, with its stepped false front, has also served as a candy store, grocery, variety store, and for many years as a dress shop. It was moved to its present location in the Historical Park in 1976 during Saratoga's bicentennial celebrations, and is now maintained as a museum of Saratoga history by the Saratoga Historical Founda- tion. 023313111911 1904) 20360 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT his home is one of the first of Saratoga's 'great houses' and an excellent example of Spanish colonial revival architecture. It was built for Mr. and Mrs. David Bell, early community leaders. Mr. Bell helped to involve Saratoga in the traveling library system in 1903, and Mrs. Bell, together with her neighbor Mrs. George Wood, donated the land for the Saratoga Foothill Club. 15095 Fruitvale Avenue TIPP JJV air Oaks is an imposingPg house combining Prairie and classic revival architectural elements. Among its early owners was William Sherman, who had been both Fire and Police Chief for San Francis- co. During December 1941, a carriage house on the property housed soldiers from Fort Ord. The house was for many years the home of the Caswell family, Saratoga artists, writers and musicians. 14534 Oak Street 4L lthough originally built as a single - family home, for most of its life this building has been a lodge and restaurant. The business was started by Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Lundblad in 1918 and continued by their daugh- ter, Hazel Lundblad Bargas, until her retirement in1971. It was a popular place for vaca- tioners and boarders, including Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. Mrs. Bargas' reputa- tion as a cook made Sunday dinner at Lundblad's Lodge a local tradition. 14024 Saratoga Avenue IT his square, two -story clapboard house sits on property originally owned by John Hourecan, an Irish immigrant settler. His daughter, Agnes, married prominent Saratoga doctor Robert Hogg. Their descendents still live in the house. The property orig- inally contained 80 acres of grain and fruit, and the house sits today in several acres of mature landscaping. c. 1906) 14739 Oak Street IT his pioneer house, origi- nally one story, was probably built by Emil and Nellie Henri s, who conveyed it in 1906 to Herman Henris. In 1938, the lower portion of the property facing St. Charles Street, was sold off by the owner, Albert C. Hayes. IS. 'I' 'I'EYL0M EDUBM 1906-1907) 14421 Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road IT his large redwood shingled house is one of three private residences in Saratoga believed designed by Julia Morgan. It has the arched window and wide eaves characteristic of her Crafts- man-style buildings, like the Foothill Clubhouse. Mr. Taylor, the original owner, was California's first Supreme Court Reporter. In later years it was used as a vacation boarding house, and Richard Nixon was one of the guests as a youth. tiAMIS-1( 1) : I.:I1I (I.aISt)I.Nti 1906 -1910) 14625 Fruitvale Avenue IT his property was originally the site of a fruit drying yard belonging to A.N. Van Fleet, and later known as Adair's Dry Yard. Mr. Davenport acquired the property and dismantled the dryer, using the lumber to build the present Craftsman style house. It was purchased in 1962 by the Saso family, who added a second story. The property today contains over 1000 varieties of herbs, plants and trees, including many exotic specimen plants. E P-101 I J w M o , s 13089 Quito Road IT his excellent example of the Craftsman style was built by Frank E. Mitchell for his son, Wilber. Frank was born in Mokelumne in 1864 and came to San Jose with his parents in 1868. His father purchased this property in 1878 and planted one of the area's earliest prune orchards. Frank Mitchell served as a Santa Clara County Supervisor from 1904 to 1920. The home remained in the Mitchell family until 1961. 1r. I I II: (1) ( I( w I0 1 1*411) 1 1910) 14413 -14415 Big Basin Way Zohnson Kerr built this one- and -a -half- story, false front commercial block building in 1910. In 1914 it was purchased by Dr. Robert Hogg, who leased it to various tenants. From 1910 to 1964, the structure housed the Post Office. One of the original tenants was the Saratoga Drug Store, which still occupies the shop at the eastern end of the buiding. It is still possible to see the original tin ceiling of the building in the drug store, which is the oldest business at the same location in Saratoga. 19221 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road e lthough this home is of one story and in the Craftsman style, it is an imposing example of the country homes being built in Saratoga at this time. It still occupies its extensive grounds, which can be enjoyed from the broad roofed veranda which spans the front of the house. It was originally the home of the Tibbett family; Mr. Tibbett was an engineer on the Antioch Bridge. 1 M, ES ICI(' : WR4Ir)S M. OO USF. c. 19 10) 20150 Bonnie Brae Lane IT he first owners of this house were Mr. and Mrs. James Richards. Mr. Richards was founding member of the Saratoga Men's Club and the Madronia Cemetery District. His wife had been chairman of the committee which had raised funds to build the Saratoga Library and helped bring Julia Morgan to Saratoga to build the Federated Church. FIF..I)MI'T : (1)CJSpop c. 1910) 13850 Saratoga Avenue IT his simple one -story redwood bungalow was owned in the 1920's and 1930's by Fred Smith, who taught biol- ogy at San Jose State College. He also owned the adjoining property at 13860 Saratoga Avenue and grew lupins and raised exotic roosters on his property. ICI I 1 1I, I.'. I : U t 1 I:. 1909 -1911) 12795 Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road IT he house was built between 1909 and 1911 by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller on land which Mrs. Miller, born Lillian Malone, had inherited. Mr. Miller ran a gas station and repair shop on the property as well as a general store. The gas station was closed in 1968, but Mrs. Miller continued to live on the property for many years. The property includes a bam, once used for auto repairs, as well as a windmill and an aviary. I.ANM' : FAI1 : (0)U0E 13855 Saratoga Avenue his two -story Craftsman style house has unusually ornate creekstone trim on the pillars and under the windows of the house front, arranged in circular patterns to resemble flowers. There is evidence that this is one of several similar houses built in the area at the same time. 1911) 20375 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT he dramatic neoclassical architecture of this house, as well as its proximity to the center of Saratoga, make it one of the best known of Saratoga's great houses. It was built for Mr. and Mrs. George Wood just five years after the San Francisco earthquake, and it contains steel "I" beams in its thirteen inch thick foundations. The Woods were both com- munity leaders, and Mrs. Wood was one of the donors of land for the Foothill Club. AI.M(1)NI) 14475 Oak Place LUmily Ruth Harris (Mrs. John) Bell, built this house as a widow on land she purchased from her brother -in -law, David Bell, owner of the imposing home Bellgrove. The broad sloping roof covers a porte cochere which was the original location of the home's entrance. The original carriage house for the property is now separated from it by Oak Place and is a separate residence. W' I I. I.0 I01I. 1912) 20330 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT his home sits on property originally purchased by Hannah McCarty and later owned by T. S. Montgomery, whose home was nearby. The villa, in a Mediterranean style, was built by the J.G. Kennedys, who came from Palo Alto. The Hamm family, later owners, installed one of Saratoga's first tennis courts. The home is named for the two large deodar cedars which flank the front of the villa. VILLA M(1)N'I'.I.V(1) 15400 Montalvo Road IThis gimosin Italian styleimposing villa was constructed for James Phelan, successful San Francisco banker, as a country retreat. Phelan was also a leader of California's Progressive movement, and became our first directly elected Senator. It is named for the Spanish fabulist who coined the name California. Senator Phelan used the villa to entertain friends from politics and business, as well as many of the best known writers and artists of his day, and after his death the villa became an art center. 1912) 14500 Fruitvale Avenue IT he Odd Fellows purchased the land on which this complex stands from the Dexter family in 1906 and dedicated the Mission Revival style complex on May 15, 1912. Some of the barns and outbuldings on the property are supposed to date from the original farm and were kept so that the home could be self- sufficient. The original grounds were designed by John McLaren, designer of San Francisco Golden Gate Park. DNN1@Y- A1BN.,RNA'I' : Y AUIDUOM 0 21060 Saratoga Hills Road IT he first known owners of this property were Ed Gloyd and John Dover, who came to Saratoga from Ohio in the 1890's and developed a fruit ranch. John Dover and his wife Bertha built the Craftsman house between 1913 and 1920. The house then passed to Bruce Bonney, a San Francisco jeweler, who used it as a summer house. In the 1940's, 46 acres of the property were sold off and subdivided. Today the house retains about an acre of land. c. 1913) 20400 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT his stone wall, which now serves as aretaining wall across the front of the Lady of Fatima retirement care home, is all that remains of the imposing summer home once belonging to San Jose developer and realtor, T.S. Montgomery. The wall, believed to be of stone from Saratoga Creek, was built after the interurban railway was constructed on Saratoga -Los Gatos Road. 1913) 14421 Big Basin Way IT he Classic Revival style brick building was constructed in 1913 to house the first bank in Saratoga. In 1917 it became the Garden City Bank and was eventually acquired by the Bank of America who used it until 1958. Although now used as a cocktail lounge, the building still contains the original vault. 1914111 I J Cl/ U 1LJ 1914) 14051 Saratoga - Sunnyvale Road Neil Carmichael, the original owner of this house, owned saw mills on the west side of the Santa Cruz Mountains and hauled lumber through Saratoga to his planing mill and lumber yard in San Jose. He and his wife, Belle, were community leaders, and he was among those who established the small park at Blaney Plaza. 20399 Park Place his is an early design, in the Craftsman style, by famed architect Julia Morgan. It was constructed for the women of the Foothill Study Club on land donated by Mrs. D.C. Bell and Mrs. G.A. Wood and funded by contributions from the community. It has been in continuous use by the club since its construction and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1915) 19161 Cox Avenue IT his is an excellent example of the Craftsman style of architecture, with its squat creekstone pillars, stone chimney and broad, low pitched roof. It was built by Joseph Cox on part of the Cox family's 315 acre Saratoga holdings. Joseph's father, William, had come to California by covered wagon in 1852 and had become a prosperous rancher. The house is still occupied today by members of the Cox family. 1110011011V' i U li I.I. IRAN(; 13631 Saratoga Avenue IT his ranch was established in 1878 by John Hinsley Ellsworth, an English immigrant, on land that was once part of the Quito Rancho. Six generations of the same family have lived and farmed on the property, which was named for a village in England. Today's two -story bungalow, with its twin date palms flanking the entrance to the drive, dates from 1916. I3 .I. 1%ILI.I'I) 1916) 20601 Brookwood Lane IT his is one of Saratoga's summer houses, built in 1916 for F.B. Willard, an executive of San Francisco's City of Paris department store. It is an elaborate example of the Craftsman style, with multiple gables and porches, and still includes extensive grounds with their outbuildings. VV : STEF- SUTROO : OO US 14445 Donna Lane IT his is a well P reserved home from Saratoga's 'great house' era, built for the Webster family, whose children attend- ed local schools. It is in the Dutch colonial style, charact- erized by a dramatic gambrel roof and connected to its land- scaping with acolumned arbor. 1917) 20021 Bella Vista IT his elaborate villa, which includes nearly 20 rooms as well as a bell tower, was designed by San Francisco architect Willis Polk on the site of the original Farwell Ranch. Frank Farwell had been an early settler of the town, involved in founding many of its civic institutions. The house was built for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blaney, cousins of the Farwells, who were also community leaders as well as creators of this showplace estate. It later passed to Robert Kirkwood, Assemblyman and State Controller. 21000 Big Basin Way IT he g arden was created for Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stine and named for the Fuji Hakone Park in Japan, which contains mineral springs similar to Saratoga's. The garden was designed by N. Aihara, a relative of the gardener to the Emperor of Japan, adhering faithfully to the principles of the Zen garden of the 17th century. The Upper House, built in 1917, was designed by Japanese architect T. Shintani. The park now belongs to the City of Saratoga which has taken care to preserve its authenticity. IMI.M(1)I IV 1I. AI C' 1919) Saratoga -Los Gatos Road at Saratoga Avenue IT his simple brick and stucco arch was designed by architect Bruce Porter as Saratoga's memorial to those who lost their lives in World War I. It stood originally in the center of Blaney Plaza, a park which had been created by local leaders to mark the entrance to the town. In 1965 the State widened the highway, cutting through the park and leaving only small triangles on each side of busy Saratoga -Los Gatos Road. The arch is the site of a plaque marking Saratoga as State Registered Landmark #435. I: Evrir4 /r.D 1EDUOU 1920-1921) 20235 La Paloma Avenue Un 1919, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Goodrich hired famed architect Julia Morgan to design their country house on 17 acres of hayfields which they owned in Saratoga. Morgan lived in a rented house on the property while designing and overseeing the construction of the house. It is a California interpretation of the English country house, with front and rear porches giving easy ac- cess to the extensive grounds. HAYH "'II:I.I) L'AI MIS1'1: 1i..I 1UII,Io)IN(S 1920) 14315 Douglass Lane 4 hese buildings were designed by Julia Morgan to mark the entrance for the Goodrich estate (Hayfield House). Like the main house, the gatehouse echoes the English country house, but with a distinctive California feel. The garage building next to it is also formal, with its sliding doors set apart by Tudor columns and caps. 14275 Saratoga Avenue j arly owners of this house, built in a deeply wooded setting, were Mr. and Mrs. John Higinbotham, authors of travel books; Mr. Higin- botham was also a columnist for the local newspaper. The home has been owned since the 1950's by Mr. and Mrs. Willys Peck, long active in Saratoga community life. In addition to the Craftsman house, the property also includes an outdoor theater and a working miniature railroad. I. ' IX. N :' c. 1920) 20280 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road IT his home was built near the end of the 'great house' era, combining elements of the Mediterranean style with the Craftsman details popular in the 1920's. In the 1940's it was owned by Dr. George W. Phillips, who was an early Bay Area radio preacher on station KTAB, forerunner of today's station KSFO. G RA' (: (, F li`: I1) F.. RA T F (CEUIRCIE 1923, with later additions) 20390 Park Place IT his interdenominational church was founded with the union of the Congregational and Christian churches in 1920. After a fund drive was suc- cessful in raising the needed money, architect Julia Morgan was hired to design the Mission Revival church. The first service was held on November 4,1923. On December 7,194 1, ground was broken for a new wing to the church and a further addition was made in 1963. 1923 -1924) 14592 Oak Street IT he present school was built in 1923, however, this is the third school building on this site near the Sons of Temperance Hall which had served as the original Saratoga School. Saratoga children have been attending school at this site since the 1860's, when the first one -room school was built. In front of today's school is the bell of the 1898 school. Although it has been expanded and remodeled to meet earthquake safety standards, the school retains its original character, including the handcrafted tiles above the main entrance. F(1)N'I'AINIi ()USF, 20250 La Paloma Avenue 1.11 a Paloma Terrace (now Avenue) was developed by T.S. Montgomery in 1915, and in 1923 Mrs. George Fontaine hired San Jose architect Andrew P. Hill, Jr., to design this Tudor style house on the three lots she owned on the terrace. She moved into the house in 1924 with her two daughters, later famous as actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine. In 1959 Mrs. Fontaine sold the house to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Heid; Mr. Heid was a charter mem- ber of the Heritage Preservation Commission. 1924 -1926) 14280 Saratoga Avenue IT his stone house, with its fairy -tale appearance, was built originally as a tool shed for Luther Cunningham, an early rancher and inventor of farm machinery who lived next door. It is supposed to contain stones from 15 countries, every county in California, and 43 of the United States. There are cobblestones from San Francisco and rubble from the ruins at Stanford University after the 1906 earthquake, as well as a black walnut interior door from the home of the California pioneer Arguello family. MMV I 1927) 14410 Oak Street IT his library was funded by public subscription, raised by a committee of community leaders headed by Mrs. James T. Richards. Sheldon Patterson, a member of that committee, arranged the donation of the land for the library and supervised its construction until his death in 1926. He is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building. The library was designed by architet Eldredge Spencer, whose firm also designed the new Saratoga Library of 1978. It is one of the first buildings ever to be con- structed of concrete block. t1[ 1929) 15320 Peach Hill Road IT his home, constructed just before the Depression, is one of the last of Saratoga's 'great house' period. It was designed by Birge Clark, Palo Alto architect, who is responsible for many of that city's civic buildings. It is an outstanding and elaborate example of the Monterey Colonial style of architecture, which Clark often favored for his private homes. 20252 Hill Avenue Ii ike many gofSarato a's large homes, this stucco Mediterranean villa was built as a summer home by Mrs. O.A. Hale, widow of the founder of the San Jose department store chain. Mrs. Hale eventually lived year -round in the house, and, after her death, it passed to her daughter Clarissa, who was married to the writer, Hugh Studdert Kennedy. ICIM II)I'1 ONI-. M3 I I NO1. c. 1930) Madrone Hill Road e lthough only ruined traces of the building on this site remain, the dramatic land- scaping on five acres of the property is still visible. The property is approached by a drive lined with walls of limestone from Knight's Ferry and with Napa stone. At one point, the walls are high enough to arch over the road, creating a bridge wide enough for vehicles. The rock work, as well as the gardens, fountains and ponds, were created for John Scannavino, one of the founders of the Bank of America. 14065 Saratoga Avenue IT his house is an outstanding example of the 1920's California bungalow, still retaining original details designed by Florence Cunningham. Daughter of a pioneer Saratoga family, Miss Cunningham was the author of Saratoga's First Hundred Years, a source for much of what we know today about Saratoga's early history. I'AUI. MA S(1)N M(1)UN'I'AIN 1936) 14820 Pierce Road 7 intner Paul Masson came to California in 1878 and married the daughter of wine grower Charles LeFranc. In 1896 he began to develop his Saratoga winery on land which lies just outside the city limits on Pierce Road. After his retirement he built this country retreat in the style of a Burgundy chateau. Although he never lived in the house, Masson often used it to entertain friends, and he lay in state in the house after his death in 1940. 15231 Quito Road IT his house was built by Maude Meagher and Carolyn Smiley, who used it as headquarters for their magazine, World Youth. The adobe bricks were built by hand on the site, and the roof tiles were handmade in Santa Barbara— reportedly the last built for the California Missions. The builders had no formal experience in architec- ture. They simply built rooms as needed and worked out problems by trial and error. The house now contains over 13,000 square feet and is re- ported to be the largest hand- made adobe house in California. 1959) 13150 Saratoga Avenue IT his mosaic was created to mark the ramp at the entrance to the Paul Masson Champagne Cellars. The 153 foot long mural, curved around the inside of the spiraling ramp, protrays the history of winemaking. The artist, Jose Moya del Pino, was the court artist to the King of Spain before he emigrated to the United States in the 1930's. IrL I0 G R P HY Boutelle, Sara Holmes, Julia Morgan, Architect, New York: Abbeville Press, 1988. Cunningham, Florence, Saratoga's First Hundred Years, Fresno : Panorama West Books, 1967. Garrod, R.V., Saratoga Story, Saratoga: 1962 (privately published). Heritage Resources Not Shown: Spinazza Ranch, 19220 Saratoga -Los Gatos Road (c.1890) Hyde House, 11995 Wallbrook Drive (1895) Carter House, 19490 Geln Una Drive (1925) CITY OF SARATOGA HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION