Chiles, Jerome C. & Mary

Jerome C. & Mary Chiles

See all dedications

Dedications Info

Type: Tree

Tree common name: fig and olive Grove
Tree botanical name: Ficus (2) and Olea europaea (2)

In Honor Of: Landmark

Area: Sproul Hall Courtyard

"View larger map" to get directions:

Plaque Text

Site of Jerome C. and
Mary Chiles Davis Homestead:

Two olive trees and two fig trees
Survive from the Davis' prize-
Winning farm of the 1850's.
Nearby also stand some of the
Original shingled buildings
of the University state farm.
Located here in 1906. From
this nucleus, the University
Farm has grown to become
a diversified campus of the
University of California, Davis.

Davis Historical and Landmark Commission