Naglee Park is a historic
residential
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Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...
neighborhood in
San Jose, California
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, to the east of
Downtown San Jose
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and
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...
.
History
Much of the Naglee Park neighborhood was developed on the grounds of the estate of
Civil War
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Brigadier
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General
Henry Morris Naglee
Henry Morris Naglee (January 15, 1815 – March 5, 1886) was an American military officer and vintner. He served as a captain in the Mexican-American War, as commanding officer of the California Guards and as a brigadier general in the Union arm ...
. The Naglee estate was famous for its gardens and
vineyard
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s. In 1902, nearly 20 years after General Naglee's death, the estate was subdivided to form the Naglee Park neighborhood. The Naglee Park Subdivision is bounded by E Santa Clara Street, E William Street, South 11th Street, and Coyote Creek. Many of the homes were constructed in the early 1900s, but few date from before 1906 because of the
1906 San Francisco earthquake
At 05:12 AM Pacific Time Zone, Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli inte ...
. These houses were built for many early
Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Valle de Santa Clara'') is a geologic trough in Northern California that extends south–southeast from San Francisco to Hollister, California, Hollister. The longitudinal valley is bordered ...
professionals and are historically significant. The Naglee Terrace Subdivision is bounded by East William Street, East Margaret Street, Coyote Creek (William Street Park), and South 11th Street.
In 1958 a group of property owners were successful in changing the neighborhood zoning to allow multifamily development. Attempts had started in the 1940s with residents who were leaving the area and felt they could get better prices with less restrictive zoning. After San Jose State began to allow students to live off campus, in 1968, students moved into the area. About 70% of board and care facilities for mentally disabled people moved into the neighborhood, after changes to state policies, because of low prices in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Banks
redlined the area until 1973 when the neighborhood association convinced the city to not deposit money in particular banks until they began lending in the area again. The neighborhood was zoned back into single-family homes in 1978 at the request of neighborhood residents.
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In the 1950s through 1970s, the neighborhood was heavily impacted by growth of the University and
downtown
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. Many of the larger homes were converted into apartments or board and care facilities.
The Campus Community Association (CCA) is the active neighborhood association in Naglee Park. The CCA sponsors neighborhood events such as Bark in the Park, the
4th of July
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* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
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* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
parade and block party, and Christmas social.
Geography
The general boundaries of the neighborhood are Santa Clara Street, 11th Street,
Interstate 280, and
Coyote Creek. The local high school is
San Jose High School.
References
Further reading
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External links
Naglee Park Neighborhood AssociationNaglee Park Blog
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Neighborhoods in San Jose, California