Heritage District in Sunnyvale in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hendy Ironworks

Heritage Landmark

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 17, 2020

1. Hendy Ironworks Marker

Inscription.
Constructed in 1906, Hendy Ironworks was an industrial pioneer in Sunnyvale. Originally producing equipment for mining gold and silver, the company supplied marine engines in both WW I and WW II. In continuous operation from 1906 to 1946, the company was purchased by Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1947. The water tower stored Sunnyvale's emergency water supply in the early 1900's.

Erected 1983 by Sunnyvale Heritage Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 37° 22.61′ N, 122° 1.448′ W. Marker is in Sunnyvale, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in the Heritage District. It is on East Hendy Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 East Hendy Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94086, 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

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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: Joshua Hendy Iron Works (here, next to this marker); Del Monte Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); F.E. Cornell’s Country Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Murphy Station District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hendy Stamp Mill / Hendy's "California" Stamp Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Home of Martin Murphy, Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776 (approx. 0.4 miles away); City Hall Bell & City Hall Cornerstone (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunnyvale.

More about this marker. The marker is mounted to a cement monument directly in front of what is now the Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum.

Also see . . . Joshua Hendy Iron Works. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 18, 2020.)

Former Hendy Ironworks and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 17, 2020

2. Former Hendy Ironworks and Markers

The subject marker, as well as a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark marker, are visible here mounted to a cement monument in front of the museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.