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ARCHWAY, WEST WALL OF LIVING ROOM - Yung See San Fong (House), 16660 Cypress Way, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, CA
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Nichols (?), Leo L
Young, Ruth Comfort, Mitchell
Young, Sanborn
Bennett, Joan
Phelan, James Duval
Stephens, William D
Bennett, Constance
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ARCHWAY, WEST WALL OF LIVING ROOM - Yung See San Fong (House), 16660 Cypress Way, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, CA
Depicted place California; Santa Clara County; Los Gatos
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS CAL,43-LOSGA,2-9
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  • Significance: Nestled in the picturesque hills above Los Gatos is this unique and eclectic dwelling, a combination of Oriental decorative motifs and pagoda roofs together with western massing and lay-out. Yung See San Fong, "Young's Home in the Heart of the Hills," was completed in 1917 by Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young, a writer, and her husband, Sanborn Young, a gentleman farmer, conservationist and later California State Senator. The design of the house was inspired by a Chinese play, The Sweetmeat Game, which Mrs. Young had written. Materials utilized in the house's construction include stucco, wooden shake shingles and board and batten siding, which provide an interesting composition. The interior boasts handcarved wooden panels with Chinese characters. Commanding a magnificent view of the Santa Clara Valley, the "bungahigh" is unique in Northern California. As the Youngs were prominent politically and civically, many well known people visited here including President Hoover.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-123
  • Survey number: HABS CA-2070
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1917 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1922 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1965 Subsequent Work
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83001240.
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0933.photos.018393p
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Object location37° 13′ 36.01″ N, 121° 58′ 25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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