Marker text: CHARLES COPELAND MORSE RESIDENCE - "The house that seeds built" was constructed in 1892 by Charles Copeland Morse, co-founder of one of the largest vegetable and flower seed companies in the world, the Ferry-Morse Seed company. This outstanding Queen Anne residence is the most elaborate remaining Victorian structure in the City of Santa Clara.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 904
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Santa Clara Historical Landmarks Commission and Chamber of Commerce, September 23, 1977.