Hutton, Warner, House
Why it's listed
This one-story redwood farmhouse in Saratoga was built around 1896 by fruit grower Warner Hutton and reflects the Queen Anne style once common on Santa Clara Valley orchard properties. It has an L-plan, gable and hip roofs, bracketed boxed eaves, V-rustic siding and one-over-one wood windows. The gabled bay and porch carry the most decoration, including a bulls-eye window, spindle work and fan details. The house served as an orchard residence until 1983, when the state acquired the property for State Route 85. To prevent demolition, it was recorded to Historic American Buildings Survey standards and moved in 1990 to Fruitvale Avenue, beside Saratoga's Heritage Orchard, and ownership passed to the City. It is one of only two remaining Queen Anne orchard residences in Saratoga. Today the city maintains it as a public meeting place and community venue, and it retains a high degree of architectural integrity.
Significance in brief: The house is considered a classic, well-preserved example of a Queen Anne-style Santa Clara Valley orchard farmhouse and is one of only two remaining Queen Anne orchard residences in Saratoga. It was relocated beside a Heritage Orchard to avoid demolition from State Route 85 construction, and it retains its design, materials and workmanship.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 06000189, listed March 17, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 13777a Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga |
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| County | Santa Clara County |
| Listed | March 17, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000189 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | circa 1896 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown (the form states it was built by Warner Hutton in 1896) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian Queen Anne |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned and maintained by the City of Saratoga, open to the public, and used for Youth Commission activities, community events and meetings of the Heritage Preservation Commission. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 37.26833, -122.01309 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 06000189.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55757599
- This listing as JSON
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