2/1/2025
2/1/2025
Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of Tennant Ave and Monterey Hwy, Morgan Hill - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/13/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/1/2025 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 6.765, W 121 38.578
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of 21-Mile House
This famous tavern and stage stop was located 21 miles from San Jose on the road to Monterey. The 21-Mile House was built in 1852 by William Host beneath a spreading oak that later was called the Vasquez Tree. The house was sold to William Tennant in November 1852. Now destroyed, this stopping station was a place where horses could be changed, fed, and stabled, and where tired and hungry passengers could refresh themselves.