Gilroy in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Chesbro Building

Gilroy Historic Site No. 19

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. Chesbro Building Marker

Inscription. Second Chesbro Building
Built in the neoclassical commercial style for Dr. H.R. Chesbro and his son Dr. Elmer J. Chesbro who had offices upstairs.
Built by William Radtke in 1917
Placed by: Gilroy Downtown Association and the Gilroy Historical Society

Erected by Gilroy Downtown Association and the Gilroy Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 37° 0.45′ N, 121° 34.149′ W. Marker is in Gilroy, California, in Santa Clara County. It is on Monterey Street south of Fifth Street, on the right when traveling south. The resin marker is mounted next to the door on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7445 Monterey Street, Gilroy CA 95020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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.

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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 walking distance of this marker: City of Gilroy (here, next to this marker); Gilroy Means Business (a few steps from this marker); The Stinking Rose (a few steps from this marker); Early Settlers (a few steps from this marker); Gilroy’s Cowboy Era (a few steps from this marker); Gilroy (within shouting distance of this marker); Agriculture in Gilroy (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Gilroy (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gilroy.

Regarding Chesbro Building. California Department of Parks & Recreation Historic Resources Form regarding significance:

“The modifications have not been sensitive to the classical order of textures and form this structure once possessed. This is none the less an important structure in Gilroy revealing what may have been present prior to stripping and stuccoing so many structures. One of the larger structures on the center of the block keeps the rhythm of two story structures and anchors the attractive single story structures that adjoin this building.”

Chesbro Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 5, 2023

2. Chesbro Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.