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Addison Avenue: Picture of Progress
After the shed and garage were rebuilt, reinforced and equipped with new roofs, the structures were ready for shingles and interior updates.
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Addison Avenue: Recognizing HP’s Roots
After the property’s mass renovation in 2005, the garage at 367 Addison Avenue remains a recognizable landmark of Hewlett-Packard history.
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Addison Avenue: Restored Garage
The interior of the Addison Avenue garage was fully renovated, capturing the look and feel of Bill and Dave’s workspace in the early days.
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Addison Avenue: Restored Shed
Each of the three buildings on the Addison Avenue property received the benefit of a full restoration. The shed where Bill Hewlett lived for a period of time needed the most attention, and by the proj ...
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Addison Avenue: Restored Shed Interior
In addition to the attention given to the exterior, the interior of Bill Hewlett’s shed was also restored and decorated to show his spartan accommodations in the late 1930s.
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Addison Avenue: Restored Workbench
Part of the garage’s restoration process included outfitting an original workbench, complete with 200A and 200B oscillators.
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Addison Avenue: Staying Original
Throughout the restoration of all three buildings on the Addison Avenue property, craftsmen painstakingly saved as much original material as they could. Rafters with moderate damage were repaired and ...
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Addison Avenue: Stronger with Steel
The garage was given a steel substructure to make it earthquake resistant. It was then rebuilt using its original boards and reclaimed wood from an old barn nearby.
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Addison Avenue: The Foundation
After jacks lifted the main house off the ground at Addison Avenue, restorers installed cribbing and cross-beaming for additional support while work was done on a new footing and foundation. The parti ...
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Addison Avenue: The Garage
The garage at 367 Addison Avenue became a Silicon Valley icon. Dave and Bill worked there in 1938 and 1939 while living on the property, and it was there that they developed Hewlett-Packard’s first pr ...