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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK66_plaza-de-cesar-e-chavez_San-Jose-CA.html
The Plaza de Car E. E. Ch?vez is part of the original plaza of the 1797 Pueblo de San Jos? and is the oldest continuously used public open space in the city. The plaza was the hub of the old Spanish settlement: the site of Juzgado and the church, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK5V_henry-morris-naglee_San-Jose-CA.html
Brigadier General United States VolunteersLieutenant Colonel United States ArmyA Citizen of San JoseBorn 1815 · Settled in California 1847 · Died 1886This monument commemorates his service to the Countryin the Mexican and Civil Wars.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK54_birthplace-of-a-p-giannini_San-Jose-CA.html
Amadeo Peter Giannini, founder of the Bank of Italy - now the Bank of America - was born at 79 N. Market St. on May 6, 1870. Perhaps San Jose's most famous native, Giannini is considered by many to be the greatest figure in American banking. A lib…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK3V_santa-clara-county-courthouse_San-Jose-CA.html
Completed in 1867, this imposing building was constructed in the hope of attracting the State Legislature back to San Jos?. It was designed by Levi Goodrich, a noted local architect. The original building was two-storied with a central dome. After…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK38_international-business-machines-ramac_San-Jose-CA.html
[ Main Marker: ]International Business Machines : RAMACIn 1952, IBM sent Reynold Johnson to San Jos? to open its first West Coast development laboratory to research new data storage methods. At this site in 1955, IBM unveiled RAMAC (Random Access …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK34_main-post-office_San-Jose-CA.html
This beautiful building was designed by Ralph Wyckoff to house San Jos?'s Main Post Office. It was built as a W.P.A. project in 1933 and is a prime example of Depression-Era federal construction. The terra cotta work on the building's exterior is …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHEW_the-burning-of-san-jose-chinatown_San-Jose-CA.html
In Memory ofThe Burning of San Jose ChinatownMay 4, 1887On this site on May 4, 1887 a mysterious fire, deliberately set, destroyed San Jose's Chinatown. This was the largest Chinatown South of San Francisco. A community of bachelors and of familie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHEV_chinatown_San-Jose-CA.html
From 1872 to 1887, a large Chinese population occupied this block of Market Street. Despite considerable discrimination against them, the Chinese managed to survive within their insular community. By the late 1880's, as downtown businesses began e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TA_first-state-capitol-building_San-Jose-CA.html
Directly opposite this tablet was located the first State Capitol Building in which California's first legislature assembled in December 1849. San Jose was the seat of government from 1849 to 1851.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T6_united-states-post-office_San-Jose-CA.html
Constructed in 1892 this was the first federal building in San Jos?. It served as U.S. post office from 1892 to 1933. Designed by Willoughby Edbrooke and constructed of locally quarried sandstone, this Romanesque style structure, built by the Unit…