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Its 1893 lineage makes 711 Cowper Street one of Palo Alto's earliest homes. Strong Queen Anne elements, such as the tower and dentil moldings, are wed with rustic shingle siding complementing its sister next door.

NEIGHBORHOOD

Ideally located in popular downtown Palo Alto at the gateway to Stanford University and near the Professorville Historic District. Walk to shopping, restaurants, and CalTrain (see walking map).

HOUSE

711 Cowper Street:

6 Bedrooms
6 Baths
Dining room
Kitchen
Former (2) parlors converted to bedrooms
Lower-level 2-car garage and extensive unfinished space
Laundry room

FLOOR PLANS

711 Cowper Street Floor Plans (JPEG)
711 Cowper Street First Floor Concept Plan (JPEG)

The home was built for George and Marie Tourney. Mr. Tourney was the president of San Francisco Bank and a regent of the University of California. Stanford University zoology professor, Harold Heath, followed, and later, Effie York, MD who was the patron of the Filipino Association of Palo Alto. The house was converted to apartments in 1940 and into a bed and breakfast, the Cowper Inn, in 1986.