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Rio Vista

 
 
Rio Vista Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 21, 2022
1. Rio Vista Marker
Inscription.
Santa Cruz
Rio Vista
1890 LBaron R. Olive Arch.
For Margaret Barfield

Historical Society

 
Erected by Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
 
Location. 36° 58.052′ N, 122° 1.205′ W. Marker is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Leibrandt Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street. The marker is mounted to the left of the front door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 3rd Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the 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, on 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
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this marker: Deming House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cliff Crest (about 600 feet away); Eben Bennett Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Golden Gate Villa (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eastlake Cottage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carmelita Cottages (approx. ¼ mile away); The Plunge (approx. ¼ mile away); The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (approx. ¼ mile 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 28
”611 Third Street, Rio Vista, Stick-Eastlake, 1890, LeBaron R. Olive
A two story Stick-Eastlake mansion with prominent full height bays, an elegantly proportioned entrance porch, and stained glass windows framed in beveled glass panes.

[Architectural Significance as an Example of its Style:] Excellent.”
    — Submitted November 4, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
 
Rio Vista Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 21, 2022
2. Rio Vista Marker
Rio Vista image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 21, 2022
3. Rio Vista
Rio Vista image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 21, 2022
4. Rio Vista
Rio Vista image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 21, 2022
5. Rio Vista
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
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Oct. 10, 2026