2/1/2025

2/1/2025

Landmark information

  • Location:
    SW corner of Tennant Ave and Monterey Hwy, Morgan Hill
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    7/13/1996
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    2/1/2025
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 37 6.765, W 121 38.578

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Site of 21-Mile House
This famous tavern and stage stop was located 21 miles from San Jose on the road to Monterey. The 21-Mile House was built in 1852 by William Host beneath a spreading oak that later was called the Vasquez Tree. The house was sold to William Tennant in November 1852. Now destroyed, this stopping station was a place where horses could be changed, fed, and stabled, and where tired and hungry passengers could refresh themselves.