Fountain Oaks, 15835 Carey Avenue, Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, CA
Summary
Significance: "Fountain Oaks" is a superlative example of the many opulent ranch estates nestled in the foothills of the Santa Clara Valley. At its peak, the ranch contained some three dozen structures and over 500 acres of lawns, orchards, vegetable gardens, feeding lots, and grazing lands. It was originally the property of Kodak heiress Gertrude (Strong) Achilles. "Fountain Oaks" was also the home of Charles Kellogg, the "California Nature Singer."
Survey number: HABS CA-2100
Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1927 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Kellogg, Charles
Achilles, Gertrude Strong
Location
Morgan Hill, 37.13050, -121.65439
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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