The garage that spawned Silicon Valley has officially become a national historic landmark, the same garage where HP was founded.
70 years ago Hewlett and Packard set up shop, and developed their very first project. Both lived on the property – Hewlett in the shed next to the garage, and Packard with his wife in the home.
HP purchased the property in 2000 for $1.7 million, under Chief Executive Carly Fiorina.
The garage isn't the only thing that has a great significance for the company, after all – Packard's wife did the company's books on the dining table, and the two men used the stove to bake paint that were used on the products they created.
To become a registered state and national landmark, buildings must be preserved to resemble their original state.
Historians have praised HP's restoration of the garage which is in near perfect detail – even including old coffee cans on the workbench, and the vintage Fiesta dinnerware. Old paint chips were used to determine the exact color of the trim, bringing the home to mint condition.
The garage was registered as a California landmark in 1987.
HP will only open the home and garage for special tours, and visitors on certain occasions.
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