James Lick Mansion, Italianate Victorian mansion in Santa Clara, California, United States

The James Lick Mansion is an Italianate Victorian house built between 1858 and 1860 beside Lick's flour mill. It has 24 rooms framed in native redwood, with detailed woodwork and imported marble fireplaces in each room. The surviving complex also includes a brick granary and millpond from about 1855 and a late Victorian office building.

The residence was built between 1858 and 1860 alongside a flour mill and documents California's economy after the gold rush era. Its owner was among the wealthiest men in California and accumulated fortune through agricultural and milling operations.

James Lick named the estate after himself and ran an orchard around the mansion and mill, introducing new fruits and horticultural techniques to the Santa Clara Valley. The large cork oaks he planted still stand on the Mansion Grove grounds. The brick granary and millpond from his mill of about 1855 survive beside the house.

The mansion and grounds sit at 4101 Lick Mill Blvd. on the property of the Mansion Grove apartment complex. The grounds are privately owned and closed to the public, though the City of Santa Clara disputes this, holding that a right of public access to the historic resource remains. Confirm access before travelling.

Cork oak trees planted by the original owner still grow on the grounds today and are over 150 years old. These trees provide a living connection to the person who built this estate.