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English: The Messina Orchard Plaque (1922). Established by Stefano and Marie Messina during the Agricultural Era of the Santa Clara Valley. Their son Richard and his wife Anita continued harvesting the orchard until Richard's death in 2001. These historic homes, bars, and remaining orchard trees incorporate the family's original homestead. This Messina Orchard is a rare example of the Valley's once dominant fruit growing legacy. The district's Spanish Revival and Mediterranean Revival architectures, showcased by the residences, landscaped gardens, and remnant agricultural infrastructure, spotlight the Messina family operation as a prominent reflection of the region's important twentieth century agricultural development. The Messina Orchard was listed on April 9, 2018 with The National Register of Historic Places #100002288. The Messina Orchard is also listed with the California Register of Historic Resources.