Briggs-Stelling House
A large Redwood framed Spanish Eclectic style residence, featuring stuccoed walls, flat-tiled roofline, and wrought iron balconet.
This impressive residence represents the evolution of Sunnyvale's architectural heritage. Originally built as an Italianate Victorian farmhouse in the 1870s, it was substantially reconstructed after a fire in the 1890s, then completely rebuilt in 1924 following the Spanish Eclectic style. The current structure largely follows the footprint of the earlier building, retaining only the living room and a hardwood floor with an inlaid strip of mahogany from the original home.
The house represents the agricultural prosperity of early Sunnyvale and the architectural evolution from Victorian to Spanish Revival styles popular in 1920s California.
Private residence surrounded by modern housing development, visible from street.
Exterior viewing from public street only. Best viewed from Pome Drive.