Calero County Park - Bailey Fellows House

Calero County Park - Bailey Fellows House (HM105E)

Location: Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Santa Clara County
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N 37° 10.495', W 121° 45.663'

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The nearby Bailey Fellows house is a historic "Italianate" structure located at the south end of Calero Reservoir and appears on the County of Santa Clara Heritage Resource Inventory. The house is named for Boargenes R. Bailey and Judge Edward Fellow.

B.R. Bailey, born Kentucky, arrived California in 1850 and probably built the structure in 1867. In 1855, he married Ellen Sparks, a member of the 1848 Lassen Party, in Mountain View. They removed to Tulare County and in 1864 returned to the area with the purchase of their Calero Valley lands of 874 acres. B.R. Bailey predeceased Mrs. E. Bailey who held the property until 1903. Their ranch was sold to the Newman Brothers in 1905 and it became known as the "Newman Ranch". The Santa Clara Valley Water Conservation District purchased the land in 1935 to construct the Calero Reservoir.

In 1924, Judge Edward Fellow began his law practice in San Jose, having attended the University of Santa Clara. He purchased the 2,000-acre "Calero Rancho" in 1938 where he operated a cattle ranch and farm. In the 1940s Mrs. Triscilla Fellows remodeled the Bailey House. In 1956, E. Fellows became a Judicial District Court Judge for the City of Morgan Hill. Social interests including the Santa Cara Bar Association's annual barbeque and the formation of the California State Horseman's Association.

Following Judge Fellow's tragic 1967 death, the family sold the house and stables to the Santa Clara Valley Water District who leased the land and reservoir to Santa Clara County for water-oriented recreation. Since then, additional lands were acquired and a 2003 a grant from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation allowed for an additional acquisition of almost 1000-areas.
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HM NumberHM105E
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Mountain Charlie Chapter No. 1850, Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Comm. and Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 5:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 609986 N 4114995
Decimal Degrees37.17491667, -121.76105000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 10.495', W 121° 45.663'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 10' 29.70" N, 121° 45' 39.78" W
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Area Code(s)408
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23663-23677 County Hwy G8, Morgan Hill CA 95037, US
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