Vieira Park

Vieira Park
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LocationSan Jose, California
Coordinates37°17′12″N 121°51′41″W / 37.28670°N 121.86142°W / 37.28670; -121.86142
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)[1]

Vieira Park is a park in San Jose, California, on Communications Hill.

History

Houses on Vieira Park

Vieira Park was laid out and dedicated in 2004.[2]

The park is named after the Vieira family, a prominent Portuguese-American family of San Jose, of Azorean origin, which has owned land on Communications Hill since 1896.[3][4]

Location

Aerial view of Vieira Park

Vieira Park sits atop Communications Hill.

The park has an outlook of Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains.

See also

References

  1. ^ City of San José Parks & Recreation: Vieira Park
  2. ^ WayMarking - History of Vieira Park
  3. ^ UC Berkeley Bancroft Library Regional Oral History Office - Batista Vieira: An Oral History
  4. ^ Valley Transportation Authority - VTA BART Silicon Valley - Phase II Extension Project Supplemental Report
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