Ord 2166 - Amending Ordinance No. 1921 relating to Zone Change No. 87 (Broadway Historic District)ORDINANCE 2166
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1921 RELATING TO ZONE CHANGE NO. 87
(BROADWAY HISTORIC DISTRICT)
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos does hereby ordain:
SECTION I
The district delineated on the attached map is hereby designated historically and
culturally significant as the Broadway IIistoric District HD -84-2A.
SECTION II
The district is designated to be historically, architecturally, or aesthetically significant
for the reasons listed below:
A. Property: Broadway Historic District. Properties located generally south of West
Main Street and west of South Santa Cruz Avenue. (see map Exhibit A).
B, IIistoric designation no.: HD -84-2A
C. Description of designation: District
D. Description of characteristics which justify the designation:
Historical: The Broadway area was the first residential subdivision„ and Broadway
was the first residential street in the Town of Los Gatos.
A 100 -acre tract of land including what is now the Broadway area was purchased by a
Henry D. McCobb in 1863. McCobb planned to subdivide the land into city lots and
name the new city Cobbsville.
The land was ultimately sold to ex -Vermonter John W. Lyndon, one of the most
well-known names in early Los Gatos history, and it was Lyndon who, on September
24, 1881, subdivided the area into 48 lots, selling for $125 and up. On January 5,
1883 Broadway, was opened up to access the Lyndon subdivision. Broadway was the
first plotted street in Los Gatos. Scattered houses and businesses
such as Forbes Mill preceded Broadway, but this subdivision marked the beginnings of
a formally laid -out Town.
In addition to founding Broadway, John Lyndon, one of the original Town Trustees
(equivalent to Town Councilmen), was a stockholder in the new Los Gatos Fruit
Packing Co., organized a gas company, started a bank, built a new hotel (Ten Mile
House, predecessor to the Lyndon Hotel) and deeded the land for the Southern
Pacific Coast Railway depot, where the post office now stands.
Among the first land purchasers was William L. Lingley, once a sailor from Maine,
who bought the Lyndon "Subdivision All for $600 in gold coin in September, 1881.
Part of the original Lingley home still stands near what are now the apartments at
350 W. Main Street. The creek running through that area and # 1 Bayview (original
location of the Victorian Abbey Inn) is called Lingley Creek.
The historic John W. Lyndon home, which later became the Farwell home, was a
Victorian mansion at 55 Broadway.
John's brother James built a stately two-story residence at the southwest corner of
Broadway and S. Santa Cruz Avenue when Broadway was still a dirt road. The
cottages built in 1887 for Mr. Thomas Hayselden still stand. Clifton Avenue was once
called Hayselden Avenue.
Among memorable people who have dwelt on Broadway was Marion Mace Lyndon,
second wife of John Lyndon. Her mother was a minor poet and friend of Longfellow.
The Mace home still stands on Clifton Avenue.
According to neighbors, the present Bruce Berryman residence at 89 Broadway was
once rented by writer Jack London's first wife.
29 Broadway 1879e
3-7 Bfeadwaj 18908
4-2 Breadway 191-98
44 Br-E)EtElwp 18788
43 Breadw 1870S
47 Breadway 19308
38 Breadw$ 19008
36 BfeadwaS
62 Breadw18809
63 Brsadw 14108
68 Breadway 19808
72 Bfeadw 1$809
74 BreadwS
84 Breadway 1930s
84 Bfsadway 19008
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96 Breadwa 1930S
93 Bfeadw 1980S
4-07 Breadway 1870S
43+ Broadway 18708
+6 Glifteiis
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-249 .„ amain 1880S
2-54 zxn 18708
2753 W Mai 19108
315 W Main 19205
Architectural: The proposed district contains approximately 51 structures, many of
which were built before 1900 and are significant both historically and architecturally.
A variety of architectural styles are represented in the area, including Victorian,
Craftsman/Bungalow, Colonial Revival and one Norman French. The Norman French
is unique, not only to the district, but to that era to the Town. Although it is not as old
as many of the other houses, it was designed by Henry Crall, whose family has been in
Los Gatos since the late nineteenth century. The house was
originally an exact replica of a house Mr. Crall had seen in Normandy, France. The
exterior remains unchanged.
The structure located on the corner of Tait and Main Street was the first fire house
built in Los Gatos for that specific purpose. It was constructed in 1927 with funds
raised through a bond issue and housed a 750 -gallon American LaFrance pumper.
The building now houses the Los Gatos Museum.
One of the architectural gems of the area, the Waterman House, built in 1883 at 45
Broadway, is a superb and excellently preserved example of Victorian Italianate
style.
Taken together, the homes in the Broadway and Main Street area offer a diverse an
irreplaceable sample of architectural styles, including some of Los Gatos' oldest and
most distinctive buildings.
Sources: Mary Durham, William Wulf, Los Gatos Weeklv of May 78, 1984
E. Listed below are Town features recommended for preservation. Review by the
Historic Preservation Committee is required for any changes to these features.
1. Roads are concrete and should be repaired to maintain appearance as of
the year 1992.
2. Date stamp in concrete sidewalks.
F. Nothing in AiS Ordinnnee. is intended to be i4i0.R41qiqtR4# A.Vith The Seeretaff Of
T«t,..-ier's cis,.ndafds fee Rehabilitation.
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This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos on October 6, 2008, and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of
Los Gatos at a meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on October 20, 2008. This
ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Steve Glickman, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Mike Wasserman, and Mayor
Barbara Spector
NAYS:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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)F THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
C)S, CALIFORNIA
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Broadway Historic District Boundaries
As Established by Ordinance 1648 on April 8, 1985
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