The Alameda "The Beautiful Way"
California's First True road 1799
The historic Dunne Mansion. Queen Anne Victorian style. Built circa 1893.
1818 The Alameda
San Jose, CA
This building is te last remaining Victorian architecture on The Alameda and the oldest building on the street.
At one time, The Alameda was a street of grand homes. Now, most of the remaining homes have been turned into office space.
Queen Anne style buildings in the United States came into vogue during the 1880s, replacing the French-derived Second Empire as the 'style of the moment'. The popularity of high Queen Anne Style waned in the early 1900s, but some elements continued to be found on buildings into the 1920s, such as the wrap-around front porch (Source Wiki)
Photography©David C. Hill
Originally shared on Explore San Jose · October 8, 2020