Английская Википедия:27–29 Fountain Alley

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Use American English Шаблон:Infobox NRHP 27–29 Fountain Alley is a historic commercial building located in San Jose, California. The building is architecturally significant as the only representative of late Victorian-style in this area. Its historically important for its association with Fountain Alley, one of San Jose oldest streets. The Fountain Alley building at 27–29 Fountain Alley was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1982.

History

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Fountain Alley, San Jose, California

The building at 27–29 Fountain Alley is a three-story brick commercial structure, located between First and Second Streets in Downtown San Jose. It occupies a lot measuring Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert. Its façade has a pair of two-story bay windows that extend over the first story. Cornices at the roof level and between the bays add definition to its floor and roofline. During a period of the city's expansion, R. H. Quincy erected the brick Fountain Alley building in 1889. J.O. McKee was the architect.

Originally a one block lane, Fountain Alley was first known as Archer Street, named for attorney Lawrence Archer who lived at the Second Street end. In 1854 William Campbell drilled an artesian well at First and Santa Clara Streets which flooded the area as far west as Market Street. To relieve the overflow, a ditch was dug down the alley to drain off the water.

On May 14, 1855, Frank Lightston, a pioneer among San Jose's Yankee settlers, officially transferred ownership of the alley to the city. A year following, City Alderman Moody suggested renaming it "Fountain" to mirror its association with the nearby well. Despite its official designation as "Fountain Street," the term "alley" gained popularity among San Jose residents, leading local maps, and signposts to adopt the name "Fountain Alley" by the 1330s. By 1861, this thoroughfare became an early beneficiary of gas street lamps in San Jose.

Fountain Alley has hosted commercial structures since the 1870s. The most prominent among these was an extension of the L-shaped McLaughlin and Ryland Building, positioned at the southeast corner of First and Santa Clara Streets. Between 1884 and 1889, alterations were made to the eastern section of the McLaughlin and Ryland Building.

Over time, the building has hosted a range of commercial ventures, one of which being J.L. Chargin restaurant that occupied the building between 1905-1935. Since 1935, the ground floor has accommodated various service-oriented businesses, including a tavern, a liquor store, and most recently, a beauty shop. Initially, the second and third floors served as lodgings and boarding rooms. However, since 1950, the upper floors have remained unoccupied. Between 1965 and 1969, the ground floor commercial space remained unoccupied. By 1969, the latest utilization of the ground floor was as a beauty salon.

In 1998, the city approved $100 million downtown revitalization project to attract more shops and restaurants to Fountain Alley district on First and Second streets between Santa Clara and San Fernando streets. Today Fountain Alley Building at 27-29 Fountain Alley is part of the city's proposed mixed-use San Jose Fountain Alley project.

Historical significance

27–29 Fountain Alley was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1982. The Fountain Alley building holds historical significance in architecture because it is the only representative of Italianate design and late Victorian-style in this area. Its historically important for its association with Fountain Alley, one of San Jose oldest streets.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California
• Downtown Historic District (San Jose, California)

External links

• Fountain Alley Mixed Use Project
• San Jose History