Twohy Building

The Twohy Building is a historic building in San Jose, California, located on the Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose. It was built in 1917 for Judge John W.

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Type: Apartment building
Description: historic building in San Jose, California
Also known as: “Twohy Lofts”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paseo de San Antonio station and Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph.

Paseo de San Antonio station

Railway station

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Paseo de San Antonio station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line and the Green Line of the VTA light rail system. The station platforms run along the Downtown San Jose transit mall, with the northbound platform located alongside 1st Street and the southbound platform located alongside 2nd Street.

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. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph is situated 900 feet northwest of Twohy Building.

Circle of Palms Plaza

Park

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The Circle of Palms Plaza is located in downtown San Jose, California. It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851. Circle of Palms Plaza is situated 610 feet west of Twohy Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.

Downtown Historic District

Neighborhood

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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.

San Jose

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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.