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Fire Destroys Historic CA Victorian Home

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San Jose firefighters contained a two-alarm blaze that destroyed the1868 home that was eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources.

Source Firehouse.com News

San Jose firefighters contained a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a vacant historic Victorian home.

According to NBC Bay Area, firefighters responded at about 9:15 p.m. to reports of a fire that had engulfed the two-story house in the 1100 block of Ranchero Way in West San Jose. 

The home, built in 1868, was eligible for San Jose city landmark designation and for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources.

Documents indicate the house was “associated with the early agricultural development of Santa Clara Valley from the Early American Period through World War II.”

There were no reports of any injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

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