Landmarks in Palo Alto, California

Inscription. This garage is the birthplace of the worlds first high-technology region, “Silicon Valley.” The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford university professor who encouraged his ... More on HMDB

Defined roughly by Alma and Webster streets and Lytton and Forest avenues, downtown Palo Alto is a charming combination of small-town accessibility and urban ambience. Outdoor cafes, tiny coffee shops, bookstores, mom-and-pop specialty ... More on uptake_content

Inscription. Sarah Armstrong Wallis (1825–1905) was a pioneer in the campaign for womens voting rights. In 1870 she was elected president of Californias first statewide suffrage organization which in 1873 incorporated as the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Designed by T. Paterson Ross and constructed by builder George W. Mosher in 1904, this house is a notable example of California's interpretation of the Greco-Roman Classic Revival movement in America. , Erected 1973 ... More on HMDB

Located in the heart of the Stanford University campus, Stanford Memorial Church is one of the earliest and most famous non-sectarian churches in the West. The magnificent Romanesque style buildin... More on Destinationpaloalto.com

Located in the heart of the Stanford University campus, Stanford Memorial Church is one of the earliest and most famous non-sectarian churches in the West. The magnificent Romanesque style building... More on uptake_content

LOU HENRY HOOVER : A Biographical Sketch An Iowa Girlhood March of 1874 was a cold, blustery one in Waterloo, Iowa. While Mrs. Florence Weed Henry was awaiting the birth of her first child, Charles... More on Hoover.archives.gov

Inscription. This 1919 residence of a developing international style of architecture embodies Mrs. Herbert Hoovers innovative architectural concepts. It was executed by architects A. B. Clark, Char... More on HMDB

Inscription. In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge, at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford University. This extensive photographic experiment portraying the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Near "El Palo Alto" the tall tree, the Portola Expedition of 63 men and 200 horses and mules camped. They had traveled from San Diego in search of Monterey but discovered instead the Bay of San Francisco. Finding the ... More on HMDB

Le Soccer Camp, led by Dominique Rocheteau of FootAtlantic Camps from France, is held at Menlo College in Atherton. The camp brings the experience of a very popular French Soccer Camp to the San Francisco Bay Area. Dominique Rocheteau ... More on GoCityKids