Wilson House

The Carl Wilson House is a historic house in Palo Alto, California. It was built in 1906. It was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 2, 1980.

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Type: House
Description: listed on the NRHP in California
Also known as: “Carl Wilson House”
Address: 860 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Adam Squire House and HP Garage.

John Adam Squire House

Building

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The John Adam Squire House is a historic house in Palo Alto, California. It was built in 1904-1905 for John Adam Squire, a Greek professor. Squire lived here with his wife Georgina and their three daughters until his death in 1930.

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 3,500 feet south of Wilson House.

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 3,100 feet south of Wilson House.

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

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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.

Wilson House

Categories: single-family detached home, heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.45262° or 37° 27′ 9″ north

Longitude

-122.1545° or 122° 9′ 16″ west

Inception

1906

Levels

Open location code

849VFR3W+26

OpenStreetMap ID

way 231283985

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q55757583

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