Downtown Historic District
The Downtown Historic District of San Jose, California is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in California, United States
- Also known as: “San Jose Downtown Historic District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph and Santa Clara station.
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph
Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica.
Santa Clara station
Railway station
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
Santa Clara station is a light rail station operated by Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority located in the Historic District of Downtown San Jose, California on 1st and 2nd Streets just south of Santa Clara Street.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library
Library
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The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library is an 8-story public library and university library, located in downtown San Jose, California, which had its grand opening on August 16, 2003.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Jose and SoFA District.
San Jose
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Often called "the capital of Silicon Valley", San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in California, and the 12th largest city in the United States, with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.
SoFA District
Neighborhood
Photo: Eric Fredericks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, California. Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "Silicon Valley's Creative District".
Naglee Park
Neighborhood
Photo: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naglee Park is a historic residential neighborhood in San Jose, California, to the east of Downtown San Jose and San Jose State University.
Downtown Historic District
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.33559° or 37° 20′ 8″ northLongitude
-121.88876° or 121° 53′ 20″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
849W84P6+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 283287399OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
5392186Wikidata ID
Q5303460
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In Other Languages
“Downtown Historic District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “San Jose Downtown Historic District”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Downtown Historic District”. Photo: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.