Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Davis House
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
1. Davis House Marker
Davis House
Constructed by Calvin W. Davis circa 1883-1886
Charles Wellington Davis, Architect
Historical Society
Erected by Santa Cruz County Museum of Art & History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.
Location. 36° 58.625′ N, 122° 1.835′ W. Marker is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County. Marker is on Mission Street near Green Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted on the northwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 Mission Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The First Methodist (within shouting distance of this marker); Willey House (within shouting distance of this marker); "El Camino Real" (within shouting distance of this marker); Francisco Alzina House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Reynolds House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Santa Cruz Mission (about 400 feet away); Louden Nelson (about 500 feet away); Mission Santa Cruz (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Cruz.
Regarding Davis House.
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Additional commentary.
1. Santa Cruz Historic Building Survey, Volume I, 1976, Page 92
”207 Mission, Stick-Eastlake, 1883-86, Charles Wellington Davis
A grand and richly detailed Stick-Eastlake mansion with a high mansarded tower over the entrance and two full height bays on the front façade. The small entrance porch is well-proportioned and ornamented with scrollwork, lattice, and turned columns and balusters. Each bay is individually designed.
[Architectural Significance as an Example of its Style:] Exceptional.”
— Submitted September 2, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
2. Davis House Marker
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
3. Davis House
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022
4. Davis House
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