Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rockcrest Iliff House

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022

1. Rockcrest Iliff House Marker

Inscription. Rockcrest Iliff House
1911
Mission Revival Style
Wm. Weeks, Architect
The Museum of Art & History Historic Landmark

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 1911.

Location. 36° 57.556′ N, 122° 1.562′ W. Marker is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County. It is at the intersection of West Cliff Drive and Gharkey Street, on the right when traveling south on West Cliff Drive. The marker is mounted to the left newel post of the front steps. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 314 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz CA 95060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast

and specifically on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Epworth-By-The-Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wharf Links Land and Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); 135 Gharkey (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sedgwick Lynch House (approx. ¼ mile away); O’Neill’s Surf Shop (approx. ¼ mile away); Welcome to the Santa Cruz Wharf (approx. ¼ mile away); Saint Joseph Marello (approx. 0.3 miles away); La Barranca Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Cruz.

Additional commentary.
1. Santa Cruz Historic Building Survey, Volume I, 1976, Page 38
”314 West Cliff Drive, Mission Revival, Ca. 1907, William H. Weeks
This is a very fine, essentially Mission Revival house with prairie school influences in the horizontality of the masses and roofline, and in many of the details. The quality of materials and workmanship in the details is excellent, notably the tile roof, copper rain spouts, and beveled and leaded glass. The symmetrical, earthbound massing of the main house is reflected in the arched patio wall that similarly steps down from a high center.
[Architectural

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022

2. Rockcrest Iliff House Marker

Significance as an Example of its Style:] Excellent.”

— Submitted September 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.

Rockcrest Iliff House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022

3. Rockcrest Iliff House

Mrs. William Seward Iliff in Front of "Rock Crest" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Santa Cruz Public Libraries, 1912

4. Mrs. William Seward Iliff in Front of "Rock Crest"

View of Santa Cruz Wharf from the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022

5. View of Santa Cruz Wharf from the Marker

View of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Behind the Wharf image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, August 27, 2022

6. View of Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Behind the Wharf

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 9, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.