7/12/2014

7/12/2014

7/12/2014

7/12/2014

Landmark information

  • Location:
    981 Fremont St, Santa Clara
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    10/14/1995
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    7/12/2014
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 37 21.114, W 121 56.718
  • Other Designations:
    National Register of Historic Places

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Charles Copeland Morse Residence
"The House that Seeds Built" was constructed in 1892 by Charles Copeland Morse, co-founder of one of the largest vegetable and flower seed companies in the world, the Ferry-Morse Seed Company. This outstanding Queen Anne residence is the most elaborate remaining Victorian structure in the city of Santa Clara.