1890 Los Gatos Cooperative Winery

Name/Title

1890 Los Gatos Cooperative Winery

Entry/Object ID

HC045

Description

Initiated by John Cilker and built in 1886 at a cost of $50,000 on Winery Road, later Villa Avenue. Located against the hill below Cleland Avenue and behind property fronting on East Main Street, this became the site of the town Pageants, which ran most years between 1919 and 1947. The winery processed 3,000 tons of grapes annually, producing about 500,000 gallons of wine in a year, along with quantities of brandy, port and sherry. HC045

Collection

Hamsher Clarence Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1890

Dimensions

Height

25.4 cm

Width

15.36 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Clarence Hamsher Collection

Copyright

Notes

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