Circle of Palms Plaza

Circle of Palms Plaza
Circle of Palms Plaza with the Fairmont San Jose and Fairmont Plaza
Area2.3-acre (9,000 m²)
LocationSan Jose, California
Site of California's First State Capital
Official nameSite of California's First State Capital[1]
DesignatedAugust 30, 1950
Reference no.461

The Circle of Palms Plaza is located in downtown San Jose, California. It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851.

History

When California became part of the US in 1850, San Jose was the oldest civilian settlement dating back to its establishment in 1777, and selected the first official state capital of California.[2][3] A two-story adobe hotel built around 1830 became the first state capitol and hosted the first legislative sessions in 1850 and 1851.[4] The capitol site is designated as California Historical Marker 461. From 1866 to 1887, the Market Street Chinatown occupied the entire block. The settlement was the center of Chinese-American life in the Santa Clara Valley, until it was destroyed by arson. The site was redeveloped into a plaza in the 1980s.

Description

The Circle of Palms Plaza is a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, located between the Fairmont San Jose Hotel, the KQED building (Silicon Valley Financial Center) and the San Jose Museum of Art.[5][6] The concrete around the state seal contains quotes from the 1849 state constitutional convention in Monterey where San Jose was chosen as the capital.

Public activities

Each Winter, the San Jose Downtown Association sets up an outdoor ice rink called "San Jose Downtown Ice" at the Circle of Palms.[7]

Landmark status

On August 30, 1950, the State Historic Preservation Office designated the site of California's first state capital as a California historical landmark #461. A description on the commemorative plaque reads: " Directly opposite this tablet was located the first State Capitol Building, in which California's first Legislature assembled in December 1849. San Jose was the seat of government from 1849 to 1851."[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Site of California's First State Capital". Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Spanish Period". November 5, 2013. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "California Capitol Museum – California State Capitol History: Part 1".
  4. ^ Favorite Images, Stories, Trivia - Capital & Capitol History, Tigerleaf.com
  5. ^ "Santa Clara". California State Parks, Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  6. ^ "First State Capitol Building". HMDB.org, the Historical Marker Database. November 17, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  7. ^ "San Jose Downtown Ice". San Jose Downtown Association. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2008.

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