City of San Jose Historical Resources Inventory Worksheets (1992)

Title: City of San Jose Historical Resources Inventory Worksheets (1992)

Dates: 1992

Collection Number: 1997-407

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 4 linear feet (8 boxes)

Repository: History San Jose Research Library

Abstract: Series of California Office of Historic Preservation Historic Resources Inventory worksheets prepared for the City of San Jose by Glory Ann Laffey and the firm Archives & Architecture in 1992 as part of the city's Historic Resources Inventory Survey Phase II.

Language of Material: English

Open to the public for research by appointment.

These documents are part of the public record.

[Identification of item]. City of San Jose Historical Resources Inventory Worksheets (1992) . Collection Number: 1997-407. History San Jose Research Library

The source of the collection is unknown. It may have been part of the City of San Jose's archives placed with the San Jose Historical Museum, or the worksheets and research may have been donated by Archives & Architecture.

According to the City of San Jose's website, the first City of San Jose inventory was conducted in 1975, followed by a downtown-specific survey in 1977. The San Jose Historic Resources Inventory (HRI) was established by the City Council in 1986 under Resolution #58957. The HRI is a resource document of identified and listed historic properties used for conducting review of planning entitlement requests under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and is also used as a resource document for the potential designation of City Landmarks and Historic Districts. Both the Historic Landmarks Commission and Historic Preservation Officer are authorized to maintain the HRI, and under the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance the Historic Preservation Officer is responsible for its maintenance. Archives & Architecture is a longstanding cultural and historic resources consultancy firm located in San Jose. Glory Ann Laffey, the author of the inventory worksheets in this collection, was a local historian who authored the City of San Jose's 1992 historic context statement, "Overview and Historical Context for the City of San Jose."

Series of California Office of Historic Preservation Historic Resources Inventory worksheets prepared for the City of San Jose by Glory Ann Laffey and the firm Archives & Architecture in 1992 as part of the city's Historic Resources Inventory Survey Phase II. The final worksheets appear to have been originally attached as Appendix III of the survey, approved by the city council on November 17, 1992. Each folder represents one worksheet, and most include supplemental research. In some cases, original photographs are included. The original negatives for each property are in Box 8. The collection includes an index in Box 1.