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Twohy Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Twohy Building

Also known as El Paseo Building

On the National Register since 200323 years
Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical RevivalListed 2003San Jose
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About Twohy Building

Twohy Building, at 210 S. First St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 6, 2003. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in San Jose, California. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 43 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1917 to today

  1. 1917Built
  2. 2003Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 23 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

210 S. First St., San Jose · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Twohy BuildingStart here
  2. 2Hotel MontgomeryLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style · Built 1911 · next door
  3. 3Dohrmann BuildingSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Civic Art GalleryRomanesque · Built 1895 · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5St. Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchGreek Revival · Built 1877 · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DSan Jose Downtown Historic DistrictRenaissance0.2 miBHotel Sainte ClaireWeeks and Day · Built 19260.3 miBDe Anza HotelArt Deco0.4 miStPeralta, Luis Maria, AdobeStructure0.4 miDSt. James Square Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBFirst Unitarian Universalist ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBMoir BuildingEclectic0.5 mi

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Questions about Twohy Building

Is Twohy Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 6, 2003 (Register number 03000989).

Is Twohy Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Chapel (1953-1960), 2.7 miles away.

Can you visit Twohy Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Twohy Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 43 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123861807 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.