Fremont Older Open Space Preserve
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Fremont Older Open Space Preserve is a 739-acre (2.99 km²) regional park located in Santa Clara County, California and operated by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The preserve contains about 9 miles (14.5 km) of hiking trails, nearly all of which are open to equestrians and 8 miles (13 km) of which are open to bicycles. The area has been owned by the district since 1975.
The preserve is named after San Francisco newspaper editor Fremont Older, a previous owner. Older and his wife, Cora, purchased the then-200 acre (0.8 km²) property for $10,000 in 1912. They built a house there in 1914, where the Olders lived until their deaths, Fremont in 1935 and Cora in 1968.
The house was condemned at the time the district purchased the property, and was to be demolished. However, in 1979, newspaper publisher Mort Levine lobbied the district to save the house. The district agreed to lease it to Levine for 25 years at $1 per year. Levine and his wife spent $350,000 and the next 12 years renovating the house, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now their private residence, but is open to docent led tours each spring.
Also in the park is Hunter's Point, a 900 ft. (275 m) bald hilltop which is locally known for its sweeping views of the south Bay Area.
