Gilroy's First Post Office

Gilroy Historic Site No. 9

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 5, 2023

1. Gilroy's First Post Office Marker

Inscription. Original site of Gilroy’s First Post Office
Later rebuilt for Wentz Pharmacy by William Radtke in 1928
Placed by: Gilroy Downtown Development Corporation and the Gilroy Historical Society

Erected by Gilroy Downtown Development Corporation and the Gilroy Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 0.507′ N, 121° 34.175′ W. Marker was in Gilroy, California, in Santa Clara County. It was at the intersection of Monterey Street and Fifth Street, on the right when traveling south on Monterey Street. The resin marker is mounted on the corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 7501 Monterey Street, Gilroy CA 95020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and on the Coast Ranges.

It was also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the

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Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Thornton Building (a few steps from this marker); Southern Pacific Coast Daylight GS-4 (within shouting distance of this marker); Gilroy Historic Site No. 14 (within shouting distance of this marker); Robinson Hardware Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stinking Rose (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gilroy Historic Site No. 2 (about 300 feet away); Gilroy’s Cowboy Era (about 300 feet away); Gilroy (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gilroy.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 5, 2023

2. Gilroy's First Post Office Marker

Rebuilt Pharmacy Building on the Former Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 5, 2023

3. Rebuilt Pharmacy Building on the Former Site

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 419 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.