HP Garage
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".Photo: Harshalgawande, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: founding site of the company Hewlett-Packard, ‘birthplace of Silicon Valley’
- Also known as: “‘Birthplace of Silicon Valley’” and “Hewlett Packard’s Garage”
- Address: 367 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of American Heritage and Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
Museum of American Heritage
Museum
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The Museum of American Heritage is a museum in Palo Alto, California. It is dedicated to the preservation and display of mechanical, electrical, and technological artifacts from the Civil War era through the mid-20th century, with a focus on innovations that transformed American life before the digital age. Museum of American Heritage is situated 1,000 feet northwest of HP Garage.
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 970 feet northwest of HP Garage.
Palo Alto Downtown Library
Library
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Palo Alto Downtown Library is situated 1,400 feet west of HP Garage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silicon Valley and Professorville.
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.
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.
HP Garage
- Categories: architectural structure and tourism
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.44294° or 37° 26′ 35″ northLongitude
-122.15459° or 122° 9′ 17″ westOpen location code
849VCRVW+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 1710414037OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2720242
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Thai—“HP Garage” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ավտոտնակ HP”
- Catalan: “garatge Hewlett-Packard”
- Catalan: “Garatge Hewlett-Packard”
- Chinese: “惠普車庫”
- French: “garage Hewlett-Packard”
- French: “Garage Hewlett-Packard”
- Hindi: “एच. पी. गैराज”
- Persian: “گاراژ اچپی”
- Portuguese: “Garagem da HP”
- Russian: “Гараж HP”
- Spanish: “Garaje Hewlett-Packard”
- Spanish: “Garaje HP”
- Thai: “โรงรถเอชพี”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scott Park and Heritage Park.
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