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| * indicates that the owner accepted a centennial plaque. | ||||||
| Address | Year | Inventory | Award | Tour | Architect/Builder | Other |
| University Avenue was named by Timothy Hopkins in 1889 when the town was still named University Park. It was planned to lead directly to the campus. | ||||||
 25–27 University Avenue |
1918 | 1 | National Register; California Registered Landmark | Julia Morgan | Hostess House (interior) | |
 95 University Avenue |
1940 | 1 | J.H. Christie | Train Station | ||
) 117 University Avenue |
1928 / 1985 | |||||
 121–131 University Avenue |
1925 | 2 | Birge Clark | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | ||
) 124 University Avenue |
1981 | |||||
) 125 University Avenue |
1920 / 1960 | 2 | ||||
 140 University Avenue / 514 High Street |
1898 | 2 | National Register | Fraternal Hall | ||
) 165 University Avenue |
1963 / 1985 | |||||
) 168 University Avenue |
2001 | |||||
) 170 University Avenue |
1964 | |||||
 180 University Avenue / 510 Emerson |
1899 | 3 | Fraser Building/Montgomery Ward; E.A. Hettinger, builder | |||
 223 University Avenue |
1925 | Weeks and Day | Stanford Theater | |||
| 227–229 University Avenue | 1908 | now part of the Stanford Theater | ||||
) 233–235 University Avenue |
1920 | Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
 251 University Avenue |
1906, 1928 | 3 | William Henry Weeks, 1906 | 1928 remodel by H.A. Minton | ||
) 255 University Avenue |
c. 1910 | 3 | ||||
) 261 University Avenue |
c. 1910 / 1920 | |||||
) 263 University Avenue |
c. 1910 / 1920 | |||||
) 267 University Avenue |
c. 1910 / 1920 | |||||
) 270–274 University Avenue |
2006 | Replaced a 1908 building | ||||
 271 University Avenue |
1929 | 3 | John Carl Warnecke | Zig–zag Moderne; Joseph Magnin | ||
) 278 University Avenue |
2013 |  |
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) 281 University Avenue |
1930 / 1996 | 1927 photo shows Mendenhall Company dry goods | ||||
) 300 - 310 - 314 University Avenue |
2009 | ) Walgreens before the fire |
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) 317 University Avenue |
2013 | 2 | ||||
) 318-320-322-324 University Avenue |
1926 / 1950 | |||||
 323 University Avenue |
1925 | 2 | 2015 Preservation Award | Birge Clark | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | |
) 326 University Avenue Burma Ruby |
1926 | double storefront at right | ||||
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328 University Avenue Walgreens Specialty |
1926 | center store | ||||
) 338 University Avenue Siam Royal |
1926 | ) 338-278 University | ||||
) 340 University Avenue |
2013 | |||||
) 352 University Avenue |
1949 | was Woolworth's | ||||
) 353 - 355 University Avenue |
1973 | ) Douglas Fabrics, ca. 1986 |
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 367 University Avenue |
1922, 1931 | 4 | ||||
) 380-382 University Avenue |
2009 | |||||
 383 University Avenue |
1923 / 2011 | |||||
 384-386 University Avenue |
1925 | 3 | Decker Oak Building; Cranston and Smith, builder | |||
) 396 University Avenue / 502 Waverley |
1925 | 3 | Decker Oaks building; Cranston and Smith, builder | |||
 415–419 University Avenue |
1926 | 3 | Birge Clark | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | ||
 423 University Avenue |
1927 | 3 | Birge Clark | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | ||
) 425 University Avenue |
1937 / 1946 | |||||
) 428–432 University Avenue |
1927 / 1950 | |||||
) 429–447 University Avenue |
1927
Demolished
2019 |
) detail |
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 436–452 University Avenue |
1927 | 2 | Birge Clark | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | ||
) 441 University Avenue |
1927 Threatened | |||||
) 447 University Avenue |
1927 Threatened | |||||
) 451 University Avenue |
1938 / 2001 | |||||
 456 University Avenue |
1927 | 1 | Reid Brothers | New Varsity Theater (photo taken closing day) | ||
 460–474 University Avenue |
1927 | 3 | 1999 Preservation Award | Birge Clark | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | |
 480–498 University Avenue |
1929 / 1930 | 2 | Birge Clark | President Hotel; James McLaughlin, builder | ||
 564 University Avenue |
1904 | 2 | 2015 Preservation Award | Forbes residence | ||
 755 University Avenue |
1903 * | 2 | Dunker House | |||
) 765 University Avenue |
1907 * | |||||
 789 University Avenue |
c. 1922 | Considered for the National Register and deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 817 - 829 University Avenue |
1955 | |||||
) 831 - 845 University Avenue |
1961 replaced the original 1911 home demolished |
Frank D. Wolfe | Reese–Evans House | |||
 851 University Avenue |
1903 | 4 | Gus Laumeister, builder | |||
 860 University Avenue |
1906 | 1 | National Register | 2012 HHT | Frank Delois Wolfe and Charles Mackenzie | Peck Wilson House |
 900 University Avenue |
1904 | 1 | National Register | 1995 and 2012 HHTs | T. Paterson Ross | Squire House |
 909 University Avenue |
1956 | |||||
 919 University Avenue |
1955 | |||||
 939 University Avenue |
1916 | 2 | John R. Branner; George Jacobsen, builder | Restoration in progress. (3/2016) | ||
 950 University Avenue |
1908 | 4 | Roy H. Heald, architect; Gus Laumeister, builder; Thomas Church, landscaping | De Forest Residence | ||
 969 University Avenue |
1966 | |||||
 970 University Avenue |
1909 | 2 | Roy H. Heald; Gus Laumeister, builder |
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 1005 University Avenue |
1902 | 2 | ||||
 1057 University Avenue |
1924 | 4 | Wells P. Goodenough, builder | |||
 1085 University Avenue |
1922 | Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1125 University Avenue |
1908 | Considered for the National Register and deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
 1130 University Avenue |
1927 | 4 | ||||
) 1150 University Avenue |
1939 | Birge Clark | ||||
) 1233 University Avenue / 472 Maple Street |
c. 1925 / 1930 | Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
 1307 University Avenue |
1924 demolished 2021 |
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) 1310 University Avenue |
c. 1931 | 2002 HHT | Considered for the National Register and deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | |||
) 1321 University Avenue |
c. 1925 | Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1410 University Avenue |
c. 1936 | Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1420 University Avenue |
c. 1936 | Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
 1505 University Avenue |
1926 | 4 | 2007 HHT | Charles K. Sumner | Ralph Follmer, builder | |
) 1531 University Avenue |
c. 1926 / 2015 | Considered for the National Register and deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1545 University Avenue |
c. 1927 | Considered for the National Register and deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1567 University Avenue / 1 Crescent Drive |
c. 1926 / 1990 | Considered for the National Register and deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1570 University Avenue |
c. 1931 | Deemed eligible for the National and California Registers by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
 1600 University Avenue |
1950 | |||||
) 1625 University Avenue |
1952 | |||||
) 1650 University Avenue |
c. 1924 / 1990 | Deemed eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1690 University Avenue |
c. 1948 | |||||
) 1710 University Avenue |
c. 1954 | |||||
) 1730 University Avenue |
1936 | Pedro de Lemos | stone stairs; Batchelder fireplace Deemed potentially eligible for the California Register by Dames and Moore in 1998. |
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) 1737 University Avenue |
2016 | |||||
) 1741 University Avenue |
c. 1949 / 1995 | |||||
) 1750 University Avenue |
c. 1936 | |||||
) 1755 University Avenue |
2016 replacement home | The original home, shown in the photo, was considered for the National and California Registers by Dames and Moore in 1998. | ||||
) 1771 University Avenue |
c. 1952 | |||||
 1800 University Avenue / 515 East Crescent |
1930 | 3 | Gardner Dailey | Mortonson Residence, Thomas Church, landscaping | ||
 1870 University Avenue |
1929 | 2 | Gardner Dailey | Manning House | ||
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| Address | Year | Inventory | Award | Tour | Architect/Builder | Other |
| Van Auken Circle, is named for the Elizabeth Van Auken, a Palo Alto teacher and principal for whom the local elementary school was named in 1950.. | ||||||
 954 Van Auken Circle |
1950 | |||||
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| Address | Year | Inventory | Award | Tour | Architect/Builder | Other |
| Ventura Avenue and Ventura Court are part of the Ventura Tract, once owned by William Curtner. It's planned name was San Buenaventura, but the post office thought that was too long! | ||||||
 270 Ventura Avenue |
1978 | |||||
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| Address | Year | Inventory | Award | Tour | Architect/Builder | Other |
| Vernon Terrace honors Vernon Smith of Dallas, Texas. He had a financial interest in the area. | ||||||
 3355 Vernon Terrace |
2022 | |||||
 3390 Vernon Terrace |
1952 | |||||
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| Address | Year | Inventory | Award | Tour | Architect/Builder | Other |
| Villa Vera, Villa Vista, and Villa Real are private streets in the Villa de las Plazas Townhouse Development. These homes are located on the site of the former McElroy Lumber Company on El Camino Real between Los Robles and Vista Avenues. | ||||||
 4016 Villa Vera |
1977 | |||||
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| Address | Year | Inventory | Award | Tour | Architect/Builder | Other |
| Vista Avenue, was named in 1940 and is located in Barron Park. Vista is Spanish for view. | ||||||
 578 Vista Avenue |
1978 | |||||
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