Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve in Los Gatos in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Men Become Priests at Alma College
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2024
1. Men Become Priests at Alma College Marker
Like the millionaires who preceded them, this community of Catholics was drawn here by the natural beauty and abundant resources. They adapted the sprawling mansion, gardens, and infrastructure to suit humbler aspirations.
Meditations at dawn.
Examinations of conscience every noon and night. Daily communion, followed by thanksgiving in the chapel. Thank God for Thursdays – a day for hiking, games, or relaxing in the gardens!
Erected 2023 by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.
Location. 37° 10.947′ N, 122° 0.174′ W. Marker is in Los Gatos, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve. Marker can be reached from Bear Creek Road south of Mellotts Road, on the left when traveling south. The resin marker is mounted to a metal post on the walking path through the former campus. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Alma College Dormitory Foundations (within shouting distance of this marker); Remnant of the Alma College Classroom (within shouting distance of this marker); Alma College (within shouting distance of this marker); Alma College Library Foundation (within shouting distance of this marker); Preserve and Protect (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Layers of History (about 300 feet away); Lexington Reservoir County Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lexington Reservoir (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Gatos.
More about this marker. Inset Images
This 1963 journal offers a glimpse into the typical “daily order” at Alma College, while photos reveal how students spent their leisure time.
Students lived in inexpensively built dormitories that were removed in the ‘70s.
A 1934 library built to house 24,000 books was soon “overflowing,” so a conjoining building was added in 1950. The first library still stands.
The old Tevis library was converted to a chapel.
The old Tevis mansion was adapted for dining, recreation, offices, and faculty housing.
The classroom
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2024
2. Men Become Priests at Alma College Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Alma College
Also see . . . Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve
"Prevented from becoming a golf course and country club with luxury residences by a coalition of environmental activists, the land was far from pristine. It was extensively logged in the mid-1800s and briefly became a fish farm before being developed into a massive self-sufficient estate that passed between a couple of California's wealthiest families. The Catholic order of the Society of Jesus later repurposed the estate buildings to open Alma College, a theologate to train Jesuit priests."(Submitted on January 29, 2024, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2024
3. Men Become Priests at Alma College Marker
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2024
4. Original Library
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, January 1, 2024
5. Tevis Library Converted into a Chapel
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
