Rose Garden, San Jose, California

The Rose Garden neighborhood in San Jose, California, is an old historic residential area with famous architecturally designed homes including one designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The beautiful old homes date back to the 1800s, with limited building through the 1940s until the neighborhood was established. The single family homes are large spacious homes immaculately landscaped. The neighborhood boasts a serene environment, with local residents walking, jogging, riding bikes, and a friendly atmosphere for walking dogs. The neighbors are friendly and tight-knit, with an environment of safety with a strong daily police presence and a strong neighborhood watch program. New residents are warmly welcomed. The main downtown area runs between Bill's Cafe, a local haunt located on the Alameda ending at Whole Foods Supermarket. Therefore, the business presence is small. Centrally located near the City of Santa Clara and highways 101, 880, 17, 280, and the San Jose Airport.

Located west of Sunol-Midtown, north of Burbank, northeast of Winchester, and east of Cory neighborhood, and southeast of the City of Santa Clara, the Rose Garden can be considered either the easternmost neighborhood of West San Jose, or the westernmost of the central neighborhoods, although being in City Council District 6 and San Jose Unified School District politically ties the area with central San Jose. The basic boundaries are Interstate 880 to the northwest, the Alameda (SR 82) to the northeast, and Forest Avenue to the south, although there are variations. The neighborhood surrounds and is named for the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, a 5½ acre (22,000 m²) park with thousands of rose bushes. The Rose Garden is served by the zip code 95126.

The Rose Garden (sometimes spelled "Rosegarden" is of one of San Jose's oldest neighborhoods outside of the 18th and 19th century downtown core around the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. Several existing Victorian houses in the neighborhood date from the 1860s and 1870s, especially along Magnolia Street, Hester Street, and Hedding Street.

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