Over the years, a number of plaques have been placed in various spots around Los Altos Hills. Some have since been removed, or replaced, or just forgotten.
This web-page is a first cut at creating a catalog of these plaques - it does not include all plaques (such as for example those that are identifying or describing sculptures or other artistic endeavors) but is focused on those that are more commemorative in nature. There may be some plaques that are missing because we don't even know of their existence - but may be stored somewhere where we will eventualy find them and photograph them to add to the collection. Others we may have missed because they are hidden in the undergrowth along a pathway or trail through Town. If you know of the whereabouts of such a plaque, please contact the Los Altos Hills History Committee with this information. |
It all begins with the establishment of the Town of Los Altos Hills when it was incrporated as a Town by a vote of the area resident in 1956. |
When the original Town Hall was demolished in 2004, both of the above plaques were first removed and placed in a safe place with a view to
displaying them again at some point in the future after the new Town Hall had been built - and they were essentialy forgotten about
- out of sight, out of mind..
Nearly fifteen years later, during a clean-up of a safe-storage room, the first plaque (from the original Town Hall) was found. Some six months later the second plaque (commemorating the construction of the separate Council Chambers building) was also found. |
So much for the early plaques that commemorated the the original Town Hall and subsequent addition of "Council Chambers". The plaques below are not shown in any particular sequence, such as alphabetic or chronological. Instead they are presented randomly as one might encounter them over time while living in town. |
This is one of a pair of pillars - this one with the plaque is on the corner of Fremont Road and Concepcion Road (opposite the entrance to Town Hall Car Park). |
And that's all folks! Should you know of any commemorative plaque in town that is not covered by this page, please inform the Town's History Committee so that we can rectify that omission.
(Remember, the intent is to cover plaques or similar markers that commemorate Historic events or places or buildings in our town. The intent is not to create an exhaustive catalog of all types of plaques including such as those identying sculptures or other kinds of art works.) |