HISTORIC PICKERING HOUSE

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    The restored house resides on the main street to between Mission San Jose and Niles as it one did in the late 1800's.

  • The Pickering House: Historic Adaptive Reuse, 1995Original Architect: Unknown, Circa 1890sSize: 2,200 s.f., Two StoryLocation: Niles, CaliforniaRoad realignments sometimes cause a complete loss of cultural memory.  This is the case with the Pickering House

    The Pickering House: Historic Adaptive Reuse, 1995Original Architect: Unknown, Circa 1890sSize: 2,200 s.f., Two StoryLocation: Niles, CaliforniaRoad realignments sometimes cause a complete loss of cultural memory. This is the case with the Pickering House

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    Pickering House etching from the Washington Township registry, and an existing condition photo of the house prio to moving it to its new location, facing the street once again.

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    Building elevations illustratiing the preservation details, and its nearly original form.

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    Plan of the house illustrating is new use as a community center and managers apartment for the adjacent housing development.