Messina Orchard - San Jose, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"The Messina Orchard consists of a 4.96 acre, rectangular parcel of land located southeast of the intersection of North Capitol Avenue and Mabury Road, in San Jose, California. The parcel contains two houses, the1935 Stefano and Marie Messina house, richly ornamented Spanish Revival-style residence with a 1935 matching garage; a the 1949 Richard and Marie Messina house, a well-preserved Mediterranean Revival-style residence; two equipment sheds;a water tank and numerous orchard trees in an open field between the two residences. The 1935 house has extensive and formal landscape plantings east of the residence, including a circular pathway,fountain and paired palm trees. The 1949 house also has formal landscaping and a masonry wall at the northeast corner of the site, at the intersection of North Capitol Avenue and Mabury Road.All buildings and sites date to the period of significance of the orchard’s operations, 1925 to 1960." (visit link)

Street address: 721- 78 1 North Capitol Avenue San Jose, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Santa Clara Year listed: 2018 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925 - 1960 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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