Museum of American Heritage
The Museum of American Heritage is a museum in Palo Alto, California. It is dedicated to the preservation and display of electrical and mechanical technology and inventions from the 1750s through the 1950s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: technology museum in Palo Alto, California, United States
- Also known as: “MOAH”
- Address: 351 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HP Garage and Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
HP Garage
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The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley". HP Garage is situated 1,000 feet southeast of Museum of American Heritage.
Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Church
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Started in 1901 and completed in 1902, St. Thomas Aquinas Church is the oldest church in Palo Alto, California and is a registered historic landmark. Its distinctive Carpenter Gothic Victorian style makes it a signature building for the downtown area. Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church is situated 330 feet northeast of Museum of American Heritage.
Palo Alto Downtown Library
Library
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Palo Alto Downtown Library is situated 540 feet southwest of Museum of American Heritage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palo Alto and Silicon Valley.
Palo Alto
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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley lies in the South Bay and the southern Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area. Once best known for its prune orchards, the area underwent explosive growth with the creation of the high-tech industry in the 1960s.
Professorville
Neighborhood
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Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto, California containing homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Addison Avenue, Waverley Street, Kingsley Avenue, and Ramona Street.
Museum of American Heritage
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.44448° or 37° 26′ 40″ northLongitude
-122.15751° or 122° 9′ 27″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
849VCRVR+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 132666336OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5375943Wikidata ID
Q15961609
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