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The Santa Clara Verein was built as a cultural and social center for Santa Clara's German community, used by them from its founding in 1868 until 1899, prior to World War I. The site of Santa Clara Verein was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1985.[1]

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  1. 17 relations: Anti-German sentiment, Architrave, Cornice, Jesuits, Meander (art), National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California, Parapet, Pilaster, Proscenium, Roundel, Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara, California, Tanning (leather), Turners, World War I, World War II.

  2. Buildings and structures completed in 1868
  3. Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California

Anti-German sentiment

Anti-German sentiment (also known as Anti-Germanism, Germanophobia or Teutophobia) is opposition to and/or fear of, hatred of, dislike of, persecution of, prejudice against, and discrimination against Germany, its inhabitants, its culture, and/or its language.

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Architrave

In classical architecture, an architrave (also called an epistyle) is the lintel or beam, typically made of wood or stone, that rests on the capitals of columns.

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Cornice

In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Meander (art)

A meander or meandros (Μαίανδρος) is a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

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Parapet

A parapet is a barrier that is an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony, walkway or other structure.

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Pilaster

In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an extent of wall.

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Proscenium

A proscenium (προσκήνιον) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor itself, which serves as the frame into which the audience observes from a more or less unified angle the events taking place upon the stage during a theatrical performance.

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Roundel

A roundel is a circular disc used as a symbol.

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Santa Clara County, California

Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259 as of the 2020 census.

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Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara (Spanish for "Saint Clare") is a city in the county of the same name in the state of California.

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Tanning (leather)

Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.

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Turners

Turners (Turner) are members of German-American gymnastic clubs called Turnvereine.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Buildings and structures completed in 1868

Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_Verein