Winchester, San Jose
Neighborhood of San Jose in Santa Clara, California, United States
37°18′33″N 121°57′01″W / 37.309067°N 121.950173°W / 37.309067; -121.950173Winchester is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in West San Jose.
History
Winchester gains its name from early resident Sarah Lockwood Winchester, a Connecticut native and heiress to fifty percent ownership of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who built the famous Winchester Mystery House nearby.
Geography
Winchester is bound to the west by the San Tomas Expressway and to the east by CA Highway 17. Its northern boundary is formed by the Junípero Serra Freeway (CA 280), while it borders the city of Campbell to its south, roughly just north of Hamilton Avenue.
External links
- Winchester; San Jose Strong Neighborhoods Initiative, June 23, 2006; url accessed August 25, 2006.
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Neighborhoods of San Jose, California
- Alviso
- Berryessa
- Rincon de los Esteros / Golden Triangle
- Rincon South
- Fruitdale
- Santana Row
- Winchester
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