Category Archives: Hill House
Hill House Public Grand Opening
Grand Opening festivities were Sunday, July 25 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in San Jose History Park at 1650 Senter Road, San Jose CA 95112. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:30 PM.
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Hill House Opening for Members
What a lovely afternoon that was at the Hill House! Members old and new gathered on the back lawn and shared a tasty potluck in the sunshine and fresh air while the Anaglypta Brothers wowed everyone with their musical prowess … Continue reading →
Hill House is decorated for the Holidays
On Sunday November 12th, eleven VPA members gathered at the Hill House to decorate the house for History Park’s upcoming Holiday events. Thanks go out to: Liz & Megan Winslow, Liz Mallory, Diana Tone-Adams, Jane & David Guinther, Miranda von … Continue reading →
Hill Exhibit Installed
On Sunday November 12th, eleven VPA members gathered at the Hill House to decorate the house for History Park’s upcoming Holiday events. Thanks go out to: Liz & Megan Winslow, Liz Mallory, Diana Tone-Adams, Jane & David Guinther, Miranda von … Continue reading →
Halloween at the Hill House
VPA members handed out treats at the Hill House.
Continue reading →Hill House Ready for Decorating
House is handed over to the Decorating and Exhibit teams to be transformed into San Jose History Park’s newest house museum!
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Hill House Sheetrock
Hill House HVAC Installed
Not very glamorous, but entirely functional.
Continue reading →Finished Exterior
The exterior painting is finished. Time to start working indoors.
Continue reading →The Painting Begins!
The Hill House receives a beautiful 5 color paint job.
Continue reading →New Porch and Step Railings
Most of the two porches were severely deteriorated or missing and had to be replaced with new construction. The design was pulled from similar vintage homes, since we weren’t able to discover any architectural or photographic proof of what the … Continue reading →
Our First Look at the Hill House
We visited the house on its original site on Sherman and got our first tour of the interior. Crazy people that we are, we decide to go ahead and tackle the project anyways.
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