Hensley Historic District, San Jose

The Hensley Historic District, also known as Northside Residential District, is a U.S. historic district and residential neighborhood in San Jose, California. The neighborhood is northeast of downtown and is roughly bounded by East Julian Street, North 1st Street, North 7th Street, and East Empire Street.[3][4] It is listed as a California Historical Landmark since June 21, 1983;[1] and is listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since June 21, 1983.[5]

Hensley Historic District
Northside Residential District
Hensley Park
Hensley House
Hensley Historic District, San Jose is located in San Jose, California
Hensley Historic District, San Jose
Hensley Historic District, San Jose is located in California
Hensley Historic District, San Jose
LocationSan Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States
Coordinates37.345153°N 121.894022°W / 37.345153; -121.894022
Area59 acres (24 ha)
NRHP reference No.83001238[2]
CHISL No.N1193[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1983
Designated CHISLJune 21, 1983

History
Major Samuel J. Hensley (1850)
Major Samuel J. Hensley (1850)

The Hensley Historic District is named after Helen Mary (née Crosby; 1831–1917) and Samuel J. Hensley (c. 1816–1866), they were active during the early formation of the state and in the Bear Flag Revolt.[4][6] The Hensley name is also used for the street in San Jose, and the downtown "Hensley Block" at Market and Santa Clara Streets.[7]

The neighborhood contains 279 properties many of which were homes constructed between 1865 and 1930 and are late 19th-century Victorian architecture.[3][4] There are 207 properties in the area contributing to the NHRP listing for architecture.[3] The district contains buildings of different architectural styles: Italianate, Queen Anne, Victorian Gothic, Eastlake, Neoclassical, and Dutch Colonial Revival.[3]

The "Hensley House" (1891 or 1901), formerly known as the "Luis L. Arguello House", or "Arguello Gosbey House", is a two and half-story Queen Anne style house with a turret, located at 456 North 3rd Street in the center of the neighborhood.[8][4] In the 1920s, the "Hensley House" building was part of the San Jose Normal School campus (now San Jose State University).[9]

In 2006, it was considered one of the most expensive real estate neighborhoods in the United States by the National Association of Realtors.[10]

Architectural landmarks
  • Hensley House (1891 or 1901), 456 North 3rd Street, San Jose, California
  • C.W. Gerichs House (1891), 467 North 3rd Street, San Jose, California; by architect J.O. McKee[4]
  • Louis Auzerais House (1889), 155 East Empire Street, San Jose, California; by architect Theodore Lenzen[4]

See also

References
  1. "Hensley Historic District". CA State Parks. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hensley Historic District". National Park Service. June 21, 1983. Retrieved January 22, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  4. Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area. Gibbs Smith. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4.
  5. "Hensley Historic District". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
  6. Schindler, Harold (1998). "What's in a Name?". What's in a Name?: Samuel Hensley–Not Hansel–Discovers a Cutoff. pp. 41–43. doi:10.2307/j.ctt46nsdj.13. ISBN 978-0-87421-242-6. JSTOR j.ctt46nsdj.13. S2CID 37214191. Retrieved January 23, 2023. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. Gilbert, Lauren Miranda; Johnson, Bob (2004). San Jose's Historic Downtown. Arcadia Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7385-2922-6.
  8. Wexler, Linda R. (October 1997). A Spot of Tea: The West Coat Guide to Afternoon Teas. Chelsea Street Productions. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-888230-02-4.
  9. Directory. Santa Clara County (Calif.) Office of Superintendent of Schools. 1922. p. 13.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. Siskos, Catherine (November 2006). "The State of Old-House Real Estate". Old-House Journal. Active Interest Media, Inc. pp. 62–65.

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