Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto, California that contains homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Kingsley and Addison avenues and the cross streets of Ramona and Waverley. The community considers the district to be larger and bounded by Addison and Cowper St. to the north west and north east and Emerson St. and Embarcadero Rd. to the south west and south east.[3]
The Professorville Historic District reflects the area's origins and its early years related to the founding of both Stanford University and Palo Alto itself. Stanford University allowed professors to build houses on Stanford land, but would only lease the land. Professorville was the closest place to the campus and downtown Palo Alto that was not owned by Stanford. Professors who preferred to own their own land rather than lease it from the Stanfords built their homes there.[4] Lot sizes in Professorville vary greatly in size and location, including flag lots. The developer of the tract was eager to sell the land and so he sold various lot sizes including full blocks and half blocks. The owners of the large lots then sold off portions of their property, starting at the outer edges, until the original buildings themselves were on a modest sized remaining lot.[3] In February 2023, the median list price for houses in Professorville was $4.34 million.[5]
Architecture
The buildings most representative of Professorville are brown-shingled houses with gambrel roofs, whose stylistic influences range from Colonial Revival to American Craftsman. Dutch Colonials are the predominant architecture on three blocks of Kingsley Avenue.
One of the largest residences, a 3-story, 14-room frame house at 450 Kingsley, is the former home of Stanford's first physics professor, Fernando Sanford[6] designed by architect Frank McMurray of Chicago. The house includes features fashionable at the time such as a Queen Anne corner tower and a Palladian window in front.
Other former professors' houses include 1005 Bryant, built for professor Frank Angell who founded the university's psychology department,[7] and 433 Melville, built for professor Charles Henry Gilbert, founding chair of the Zoology Department, and designed by Professor Arthur Bridgman Clark, an architect and art professor.[8][9] The "Dead Houses" (named after the Grateful Dead) is a cooperative housing community centered in Professorville, primarily inhabited by Stanford students and recent graduates, with notable past tenants including Sean Parker.[10]
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Professorville is a registered historic district in Palo Alto California that contains homes that were built by Stanford University professors The historic district is bounded by Kingsley and Addison avenues and the cross streets of Ramona and Waverley The community considers the district to be larger and bounded by Addison and Cowper St to the north west and north east and Emerson St and Embarcadero Rd to the south west and south east 3 Professorville Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtSun bonnet House at 1061 Bryant St Professorville Historic DistrictShow map of San Francisco Bay AreaProfessorville Historic DistrictShow map of CaliforniaProfessorville Historic DistrictShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by Embarcadero Rd Addison Ave Emerson and Cowper Sts Palo Alto CaliforniaCoordinates37 26 30 N 122 09 15 W 37 4416057 N 122 1541309 W 37 4416057 122 1541309 2 Area34 4 acres 13 9 ha Built1895 1895 ArchitectBernard MaybeckArchitectural styleColonial Revival Craftsman bungalowNRHP reference No 80000861 1 Added to NRHPOctober 3 1980 Contents 1 Origins 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External linksOrigins EditThe Professorville Historic District reflects the area s origins and its early years related to the founding of both Stanford University and Palo Alto itself Stanford University allowed professors to build houses on Stanford land but would only lease the land Professorville was the closest place to the campus and downtown Palo Alto that was not owned by Stanford Professors who preferred to own their own land rather than lease it from the Stanfords built their homes there 4 Lot sizes in Professorville vary greatly in size and location including flag lots The developer of the tract was eager to sell the land and so he sold various lot sizes including full blocks and half blocks The owners of the large lots then sold off portions of their property starting at the outer edges until the original buildings themselves were on a modest sized remaining lot 3 In February 2023 the median list price for houses in Professorville was 4 34 million 5 Architecture EditThe buildings most representative of Professorville are brown shingled houses with gambrel roofs whose stylistic influences range from Colonial Revival to American Craftsman Dutch Colonials are the predominant architecture on three blocks of Kingsley Avenue One of the largest residences a 3 story 14 room frame house at 450 Kingsley is the former home of Stanford s first physics professor Fernando Sanford 6 designed by architect Frank McMurray of Chicago The house includes features fashionable at the time such as a Queen Anne corner tower and a Palladian window in front Other former professors houses include 1005 Bryant built for professor Frank Angell who founded the university s psychology department 7 and 433 Melville built for professor Charles Henry Gilbert founding chair of the Zoology Department and designed by Professor Arthur Bridgman Clark an architect and art professor 8 9 The Dead Houses named after the Grateful Dead is a cooperative housing community centered in Professorville primarily inhabited by Stanford students and recent graduates with notable past tenants including Sean Parker 10 See also EditRamona Street Architectural DistrictFootnotes Edit National Register Information System Professorville Historic District 80000861 National Register of Historic Places National Park Service November 2 2013 Retrieved October 22 2018 Professorville Historic District Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior April 9 1999 Retrieved October 22 2018 a b Bass Patricia October 21 2005 Professorville Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto California Retrieved May 28 2012 Levermore Rich Adam August 3 2001 Professorville Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto California Retrieved May 28 2012 Professorville Local Information Retrieved February 26 2023 Memorial Resolution Fernando Sanford 1856 1948 PDF Stanford Historical Society Archived from the original PDF on July 27 2011 Retrieved June 19 2012 History of the Psychology Department Stanford University Retrieved June 19 2012 Architect Arthur Bridgman Clark PDF Stanford Historical Society Archived from the original PDF on September 5 2012 Retrieved June 19 2012 Professorville Historic District Santa Clara County California s Historic Silicon Valley National Park Service Retrieved June 19 2012 Palo Alto Dead Houses provide an off campus community for students Retrieved January 1 2014 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service References Edit Professorville Historic District California s Historic Silicon Valley National Park Service Retrieved March 14 2007 External links EditProfessorville Palo Alto Professorville Faculty have left history remains in this island of tradition Professorville Historic Tour Palo Alto Historical Association Available at the Palo Alto Main Library Professorville Palo Alto Neighborhood Tour permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Professorville amp oldid 1169398498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
