HP’s Garage Gets Historical Listing

The Palo Alto garage where technology giant Hewlett-Packard was founded has been officially listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

The Palo Alto garage where Bill Hewlett and Date Packard set up shop in 1938—and founded Hewlett-Packard—has been officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The state of California named the side a Registered Landmark in 1987.

“The HP Garage has become a symbol of what can rise from humble beginnings with hard work and determination,” said Gary Elliott, HP’s VP of Brand Management and Design. “It’s an honor to be recognized by the National Park Service and we hope it will further spread these core HP values to a national audience.”

HP funded a project to restore the garage back in 2005, and has assembled a micro-site about the garage and the company’s early days. The HP garage has taken in near-mythic proportions in California’s Silicon Valley as a symbol of grass-roots entrepreneurship, and is widely recognized as the birthplace of Silicon Valley.