Willow Glen in San Jose in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

W.W. Cozzens House

City of San Jose Historical Landmark #201

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 19, 2018

1. W.W. Cozzens House Marker

Inscription. W.W. Cozzens purchased 13.5 acres of land and built a house on this site between 1873 and 1875.
He was a pioneer of Santa Clara Valley who introduced a revolutionary process of drying prunes and apricots, that would eventually be shipped all over the world. Unfortunately, the house burned down in August 1889. The house you see before you was built in 1890.
In 1976, the house was purchased by Anthony and Paulette Omellas, who spent the next nine years restoring it. They lived here for 37 years until 2014. They are owed much gratitude for the major restoration of this property, both for our enjoyment and the generations that will follow.

Erected 2014 by The Present Owner.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings.

Location. 37° 18.112′ N, 121° 54.077′ W. Marker is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Willow Glen. It is on Minnesota Avenue near Newport Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1195 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose CA 95125, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Willow Glen Schools (approx. ¼ mile away); Willow Glen Public Buildings

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Buffington House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Roberto – Suñol Adobe (approx. one mile away); First People (approx. 1.3 miles away); Del Monte Packing Plant History (approx. 1.3 miles away); Del Monte (approx. 1.4 miles away); San José Diridon Station (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Jose.

W.W. Cozzens House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 19, 2018

2. W.W. Cozzens House and Marker

W.W. Cozzens House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 19, 2018

3. W.W. Cozzens House

California Dried Apricots image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown

4. California Dried Apricots

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2019, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.