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The narrow wedge between The Alameda and the Caltrain tracks from I-880 to Stockton Ave: College Park, the Schiele Subdivision and Alameda Park landmark district and College Park station.
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the story
How College Park & The Alameda came to be
The Alameda came first. History San Jose describes it as part of El Camino Real between San Jose and Santa Clara: hundreds of willow trees were planted along it in 1799, a turnpike company ran it as a toll road from 1862 until the county bought it in 1868, horsecars began that same year, and electric streetcars ran from 1889 until buses replaced them in the mid-1930s. The city now lists the right-of-way itself as a City Landmark District.
College Park takes its name from a college. According to the University of the Pacific's archives, the university began moving to its new College Park campus in San Jose in 1871 and relocated to Stockton in 1924. Almost all of this guide came into the city with the 1925 College Park, Burbank and Sunol annexation, according to the city's annexation map. A private high school campus now fills the blocks around W. Hedding St and Elm St (Public/Quasi-Public land on the General Plan map).
Between The Alameda and Stockton Ave, two tracts became the Schiele Subdivision and Alameda Park City Landmark District in 2024: the Schiele tract, under way in the late 1880s, and Alameda Park, built out by the start of World War II. The district's period of significance runs from 1889 to 1941, and its street-tree canopy dates from the 1920s. Along the tracks the land was mostly industrial; History San Jose notes a label printing company that worked on Stockton Ave between Lenzen Ave and Cinnabar St from 1914 to 1970.
streets and homes
The streets and the houses
Because The Alameda runs on a diagonal, the side streets leave it at an angle and run north-east to Stockton Ave or the tracks. From the north-west they are McKendrie St, W. Hedding St, Elm St, University Ave, Emory St, Myrtle St, Asbury St, W. Taylor St, Villa Ave, Schiele Ave, Harding Ave, Pershing Ave, Lenzen Ave, W. Julian St and Morrison Ave, with short cross streets such as Vermont St, Laurel St, Hoover Ave and Keeble Ave.
The landmark district covers Schiele Ave, Harding Ave and Pershing Ave between Hoover Ave and Stockton Ave, about 130 properties in the city's nomination. Expect Queen Anne and Stick-style Victorians, Arts and Crafts bungalows and Neoclassical and interwar revival houses under mature street trees. The city's historic inventory adds about 48 records across the guide, most from the 1890s to the 1920s, including an 1896 City Landmark house on The Alameda and a 1922 house the inventory credits to architect Julia Morgan (private homes, no public access).
Outside the district, zoning changes block by block: about 12% of the land is R-1-8 single-family, 9% R-2 two-family and about a fifth planned development, with commercial zoning along The Alameda. Newer townhome and apartment projects sit near Stockton Ave, W. Julian St and Morrison Park Dr, where the General Plan shows Transit Residential and Urban Village land, and light industrial and combined industrial/commercial parcels remain along the tracks and around Lenzen Ave.
streets in college park & the alameda
- The Alameda (south-west edge)
- Stockton Ave (east edge)
- W. Hedding St
- Elm St
- University Ave
- Emory St
- Myrtle St
- Asbury St
- W. Taylor St
- Villa Ave
- Schiele Ave
- Harding Ave
- Pershing Ave
- Lenzen Ave
- W. Julian St
- Morrison Ave
- Hoover Ave
- McKendrie St
- Vermont St
- Laurel St
parks and places
Parks, shops and landmarks near College Park & The Alameda
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Theodore Lenzen Park
A 0.5-acre neighborhood park at Lenzen Ave and Stockton Ave (city parks layer).
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Guadalupe Gardens
About 95 acres on the city's parks layer, just east across the tracks and Coleman Ave, about 0.2 mile straight-line from the edge.
- shopping
The Alameda business district
The city's The Alameda business district and The Alameda (East) urban village, whose plan the City Council adopted in 2016, cover the commercial frontage along The Alameda.
- landmark
Schiele Subdivision and Alameda Park district
City Landmark District designated in 2024: Schiele, Harding and Pershing avenues between Hoover Ave and Stockton Ave, with houses from 1889 to 1941.
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College Park Caltrain station
At Stockton Ave and Emory St on the north-east edge. Only a few weekday peak trains stop here, so check the current timetable.
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Rose Garden Library
Across The Alameda at 1580 Naglee Ave, about 0.6 mile straight-line from the edge.
schools and commute
School districts and getting around
School districts
San Jose Unified School District serves College Park for all grades. The county's school layer shows no public school inside the outline; Herbert Hoover Middle School is about 0.4 mile straight-line south-west on Park Ave. Attendance boundaries change, so check the exact address with SJUSD.
Getting around
- College Park Caltrain station at Stockton Ave and Emory St, on the edge; a few weekday peak trains only.
- San Jose Diridon (Caltrain, ACE, Amtrak, VTA light rail): about 0.9 mile straight-line from the center and about 0.2 mile from the south tip.
- I-880 at the north-west tip; SR 87 about 0.8 mile straight-line east of the center; San Jose City Hall about 1.7 miles straight-line.
- Bikes: buffered bike lanes on W. Taylor St, W. Julian St and W. Hedding St, a protected section on W. Hedding St and bike lanes on Stockton Ave (city bikeway map).
- San Jose Mineta International Airport: the runways end about 0.4 mile straight-line north of the I-880 edge; the terminals are about 2.4 miles straight-line from the center.
nerd notes
Buying or selling in College Park & The Alameda: what we check
Buying here
- Inside the Schiele Subdivision and Alameda Park district, exterior changes go through historic review under the city's preservation ordinance; the city says the designation does not block ADUs or JADUs. Ask the planning division which permit path applies before designing an addition.
- Outside the district, check the city's historic inventory for the address; a listed building can change the permit path for demolition or major exterior work.
- Airport: the SJC runways end about 0.4 mile straight-line north of I-880, and arrivals and departures pass overhead. Read the airport influence area disclosure and check height limits before planning a second story or ADU.
- Rail: Caltrain and freight tracks run along the north-east edge, and VTA's BART Silicon Valley Phase II project will run from the Diridon area to a west portal and station in Santa Clara. Check VTA's project maps and construction notices for work near Stockton Ave.
- Old houses: check wiring (knob-and-tube in early houses), foundations, chimneys and sewer laterals. The whole outline is in a CGS liquefaction zone; the city's flood layer shows Zone D on most of it and Zone X on about a tenth.
Selling here
- Pull the city's historic inventory record and district status for the address; buyers and their agents will ask.
- Gather permits for past remodels, and any historic review approvals for work done after the 2024 designation.
- Give straight-line distances to College Park station, Diridon and The Alameda's business blocks.
- Disclose airport and rail activity plainly; buyers notice both on the first visit.
nerd noteCommissions are always negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what's included.
faq
College Park & The Alameda questions, answered
Where does the name College Park come from?
From the University of the Pacific, which began moving to its College Park campus in San Jose in 1871 and relocated to Stockton in 1924, according to the university's archives.
What is the Schiele Subdivision and Alameda Park district?
A City Landmark District designated in 2024 covering Schiele Ave, Harding Ave and Pershing Ave between Hoover Ave and Stockton Ave, with houses from 1889 to 1941. Exterior changes there go through the city's historic review.
Is there a train station in College Park?
Yes, College Park Caltrain station at Stockton Ave and Emory St, but only a few weekday peak trains stop there. San Jose Diridon, with full Caltrain, ACE, Amtrak and light rail service, is about 0.9 mile straight-line from the center.
How close is the airport?
The SJC runways end about 0.4 mile straight-line north of I-880, so planes pass overhead. Visit at different times of day and read the airport disclosures in the seller's reports.
Which school district serves College Park?
San Jose Unified, for all grades. No public school sits inside the outline; check the exact address with SJUSD.
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