Rose Garden, San Jose

Rose Garden is a district made up of numerous historic neighborhoods, such as Hanchett Park, primarily characterized by its architecture and numerous cultural institutions, including the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden (for which the area is named), Rosicrucian Park, which includes the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, and the historic Hoover Theater.

In 1927, what is now the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden and its immediate surroundings were primarily pear and prune orchards, many owned by Food Machinery Corporation (FMC).

In 1937, John Crummey, the chairman of FMC, subdivided his 25-acre (100,000 m2) pear orchard into residential lots sold for $5,00 each.

The original architecture of the 1920s and 1930s borrowed bits from the English Cotswold Cottage, Norman and Tudor design.

The Shasta Hanchett Park area makes up the eastern half of Rose Garden, bordering St. Leo's (a neighborhood of The Alameda).

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum .
The historic Spanish Colonial Martin Residence, in the Shasta Hanchett Park area of Rose Garden.
Rosicrucian Park Planetarium.
Herbert Hoover Middle School.
Lincoln High School , a National Blue Ribbon school.
The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden during springtime.
Francis Bacon Auditorium.
The Rose Garden Branch of the San José Public Library .
Historic residences in the Shasta Hanchett Park area of Rose Garden.