Northside is a historic neighborhood of Central

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, immediately north of

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. It borders

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to its west.

History

Northside is a historic turn-of-the-century neighborhood, made up of various styles, especially

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and

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Backesto Park Backesto Park is a park in San Jose, California, in the Northside neighborhood. History Backesto Park is named after John Pierre Backesto (1831-1890), a prominent San Jose physician in 1800s. In 1890, after John Pierre's death, his widow, Ann ...

was laid out in 1890, dedicated in honor of J. Pierre Backesto. The Backesto Park Fountain is a tiled memorial fountain to the Backesto family, installed in 1922, which is the oldest structure still in existence made by the

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, a famed Californian tile producer. Holy Cross Church was originally founded in 1906 as a missionary chapel, until the first church was built in 1919 in a Spanish Colonial Revival style. The first church was destroyed in a fire in 2014 and subsequently rebuilt in 2018. The Northside Neighborhood Association, founded in 1965, is the oldest neighborhood association in the city.Northside Neighborhood Association - Our Neighborhood
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Geography

Northside is located in Central San Jose, immediately north of

. It is bordered by

to the west.

Parks and plazas

*Watson Park

Landmarks

* Holy Cross Church *Northside Community Center

References

External links

Northside Neighborhood Association
{{Neighborhoods of San Jose Neighborhoods in San Jose, California