Alum Rock in San Jose in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Chavez Family Home
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022
1. Chavez Family Home Marker
3/31/27 4/23/93
Si Se Puede
San Jose Historic Landmark No. 98
Erected by City of San Jose.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Civil Rights • Hispanic Americans.
Location. 37° 21.383′ N, 121° 50.657′ W. Marker is in San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Alum Rock. It is on Scharff Avenue just south of Plaza De Guadalupe, on the right when traveling south. The plaque is mounted to a red brick masonry pillar in the front yard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57 Scharff Ave, San Jose CA 95116, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cesar E. Chavez (here, next to this marker); Guadalupe Mission of San Jose (approx. Ό mile away); Emma Prusch and Her Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); San Jose High School (approx. 1½ miles away); Skinner's Seedling (approx. 1.7 miles away); Slettedahl House (approx. 2 miles away); San Jose Woman's Club (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sakauye Migrant Farm Worker Housing (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Jose.
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Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022
2. Chavez Family Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
