Winter 2010 - Preservation Action Council of San Jose

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Exploring San Jose LandmarksHere is the next San Jose Landmark from the City list. Checkprevious Continuity issues for earlier landmark descriptionsat www.preservation.org.HL86-35 Buffington Residence,1224-1226 Lincoln Avenue, San JoseLocal architects, Frank D. Wolfe and Charles M. McKenzie,designed this stately Queen Anne Victorian in 1904. John T.Jopson, who was an orchardist and carpenter, built thehouse. Blair and Margaret Kent lived in the house prior tothe purchase of the home by Howard and Lulu Buffington in1923. Mr. Buffington served as Santa Clara County DeputySheriff and became the first fire chief of the Willow Glen VolunteerFire Department. Later he was chief jailer during theinfamous 1933 lynching of the Hart kidnappers in St. JamesPark.What happened to HL86-33?The Planning Department records say the structure was theC. J. Harrison House at 897 E. Jackson St. It was reported as awalnut orchard farmhouse built in 1875 in the Victorian stickstyleof architecture. The research mentions that it was one ofthe few remaining examples of an orchard home existing inthe north San Jose Downtown area. Unfortunately, a requestto withdraw from city landmark status was submitted in Mayof 1986. The good news is that the house (below) is still thereand appears to be well maintained. Below, former C.J. Harrison House (Photos: G. Frank)After the death of Lulu Buffington in 1980, the house deterioratedand was destined to be torn down, but local citizensfought for San Jose City Landmark status, which wasgranted in 1986. Subsequently the house was rehabilitatedand remodeled into offices in 1987 while restoring the historicfeatures of the original home. Source: Touring Historic Willow Glen; Ten Walking Loops, 2007IN MEMORY OFSALVATORE SUNSERIBuffington Residence, now offices, at 1224-1226Lincoln Avenue in Willow Glen.Sal, a former PAC*SJ Board Member,passed away unexpectedly on October 2,2010 at the age of 57. He will be greatlymissed by his friends at PAC*SJ.Page 20Continuity, Winter, 2010 PAC*SJ PO Box 2287, San José CA 95109-2287www.preservation.org
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