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The California Room provides many resources to start your research
on the history of your house: |
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San José City Directories, 1870-1979
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
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| Historic
Preservation, City of San José (external website) |
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Includes links to San Jose Historic Resources Inventory,
maps of historic districts and lists of historic landmarks.
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| Santa Clara County Heritage Resource
Inventory |
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Inventories were published by the Santa
Clara County Historical Commission in 1975,1979 and
1999. These inventories list historic landmarks and
buildings by community with brief descriptions and black
and white photographs. The 1975 edition includes archeological
sites and maps. The 1979 edition lists historic register
designations and has an index of architects/builders/designers.
The 1999 edition describes historic landmark categories
and includes a listing of historic trees.
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| Visual Inventory of Historic &
Archeological Sites in San José |
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Compiled in the early 1970s by a group of
local historians and architects who walked the older neighborhoods
of San José looking for noteworthy structures.
Each structure chosen was given an architectural and historical
evaluation. Brief notes were taken and the owner/tenant
was interviewed if possible. A photograph was also taken.
The California Room has a copy of this 5 volume survey.
The original is in the San José Historical Museum
Archives.
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| City of San José Building
Permits |
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This is a microfilmed set
of building permits issued by the City of San José
from 1940 through 1986. Permits are listed by street
name and number. This is a good source of information
if your house was built in the city limits during this
time period. It will list the date the permit was issued,
and the name of the owner/developer. It will also reveal
if any remodeling was done during this time period.
More recent information is at San José Permits
Online (external website)
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| Haines Criss-Cross Directories and
Pacific Bell Reverse Directories |
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These directories date from mid 1960s. They
allow the names of residents to be looked up by street
address. They are useful for finding who lived in your
house after 1979 when the San José City Directories
ceased publication. They can also be used for cities and
unincorporated areas outside San José.
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| Santa Clara County
Tax Assessor Rolls |
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The California room has these
tax rolls on microfilm beginning with 1979. They allow
you to determine the owner of a specific piece of property
in Santa Clara County.
NOTE: Limited property information is available through
the Santa Clara
County Office of the Assessor (external website).
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| Arts and Crafts Movement: Craftsman
Style Bungalows (external website) |
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This external website presents an overview
of the Arts and Crafts Movement and information about
how to identify a Craftsman home and architects who developed
this style.
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This page last updated June 18, 2007 by the Web Team
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