Cahill Park

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Cahill Park
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Cahill Park
Location San Jose, California
Coordinates 37°19′44″N121°54′18″W / 37.3288°N 121.9051°W / 37.3288; -121.9051
Area4 acres (1.6 ha) [1]
Public transit access BSicon LOGO SCvta.svg Diridon

Cahill Park is a park in San Jose, California, located in the St. Leo's neighborhood of The Alameda district, immediately west of Diridon Station in Downtown San Jose.

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History

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Townhouses on Cahill Park.

Cahill park was deeded to the city in 2003. [2]

The park is named after Hiram B. Cahill, who originally owned the land where the park and nearby Diridon Station (formerly Cahill Depot). [3] Hiram's widow, Mary Welch Cahill, eventually sold the land to Southern Pacific Railroad with the request that the station they erect be named in his memory.

The Cahill Park is one of the affected stakeholders in Google's planned revitalization of the Diridon area of Downtown San Jose. [4]

Location

Cahill Park is located in the St. Leo's neighborhood of The Alameda, the district immediately to the west of Diridon Station in Downtown San Jose.

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