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Where the Tree is Born

2008 sculpture by Masayuki Nagase
VisualArtwork sculpture Q133873014
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Where the Tree is Born

Summary

Where the Tree is Born is a sculpture[1].

Key Facts

  • Where the Tree is Born is located in San Jose[2].
  • Where the Tree is Born is in the country of United States[3].
  • Where the Tree is Born's instance of is recorded as sculpture[4].
  • Where the Tree is Born's commissioned by is recorded as San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs[5].
  • Where the Tree is Born is made of granite[6].
  • Where the Tree is Born took place at Joyce Ellington Branch Library[7].
  • Where the Tree is Born's commemorates is recorded as Joyce Ellington Branch Library[8].
  • June 2008 marks the founding of Where the Tree is Born[9].
  • June 28, 2008 marks the founding of Where the Tree is Born[10].
  • Where the Tree is Born's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.34972222222222, 'longitude': -121.8875}[11].
  • Where the Tree is Born's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/2779/1396[12].
  • Where the Tree is Born's title is recorded as Where the Tree is Born[13].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 1887 The Second Ward School opened at this site[14].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 1892 It was renamed Grant Grammar School[15].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 1965 Northside Neighborhood Association (NNA) was founded by Joyce Ellington and neighbors[16].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 1972 Grant School moved to Jackson and North 10th St. The NNA lobbied the city to build a library at this site[17].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 1977 The Empire Branch was built and became the first library in the neighborhood[18].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 2002 The Branch was renamed the Joyce Ellington Branch Library[19].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as 2008 The new Joyce Ellington Branch Library was built[20].
  • Where the Tree is Born's inscription is recorded as “Give a child a book to read and they can read for a month, Give a child a library and they can read for a lifetime” – Joyce Ellington, 1930-2005[21].
  • Where the Tree is Born's diameter is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[22].
  • Where the Tree is Born's associated electoral district is recorded as San Jose City Council District 3[23].
  • Where the Tree is Born's funder is recorded as San Jose Public Art Program[24].

Body

Material and Period

Where the Tree is Born is made of granite[6]. It took place at Joyce Ellington Branch Library[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +2008-06-00T00:00:00Z, +2008-06-28T00:00:00Z
    Inscription → 1887 The Second Ward School opened at this site, 1892 It was renamed Grant Grammar School, 1965 Northside Neighborhood Association (NNA) was founded by +5
    Associated electoral district → San Jose City Council District 3
    Diameter → {'amount': '+6'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 12756407938, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/12756407938"
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