Theophilus Allen House

The Theophilus Allen House is a historic house in Palo Alto, California, U.S. It was built in 1905 for Theophilus Allen, the founder of the Palo Alto Christian Science Church.

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Type: House
Description: historic house in Palo Alto, California, USA
Also known as: “Allen House” and “Casa Allen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: HP Garage and Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo.

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 1,900 feet west of Theophilus Allen House.

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Museum

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is located in Palo Alto, California and part of the City of Palo Alto's Community Services Department. It was founded in 1934 by Josephine O’Hara in the basement of a local elementary school. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is situated 1,000 feet east of Theophilus Allen House.

Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden

Garden

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Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden is situated 1,300 feet south of Theophilus Allen House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Professorville and Silicon Valley.

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.

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.

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.

Theophilus Allen House

Categories: historic house, heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.44362° or 37° 26′ 37″ north

Longitude

-122.14817° or 122° 8′ 53″ west

Open location code

849VCVV2+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 231813762

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

Wikidata ID

Q48849392

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In Other Languages

“Theophilus Allen House” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Casa Theophilus Allen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Trinity Lutheran Church and Children’s Theater.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Palo Alto Club and Middlefield Road & Melville Avenue.

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