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

Santa Cruz Main Post Office

1912

 
 
Santa Cruz Main Post Office Marker and NRHP Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, January 3, 2013
1. Santa Cruz Main Post Office Marker and NRHP Plaque
Inscription.
James Knox Taylor, Architect
Italian Renaissance Style
State’s Oldest In-Use P.O. Bldg.
Historic Landmark
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

 
Erected by Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list.
 
Location. 36° 58.6′ N, 122° 1.597′ W. Marker is in Santa Cruz, California, in Santa Cruz County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Front Street and Water Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 850 Front 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. Santa Cruz County World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Two Buildings Lost in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Site of Two Buildings Lost in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (within shouting distance of this marker); Alfred Baldwin's Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Clock (within shouting distance of
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this marker); St. George Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. George Hotel (about 300 feet away); People's Bank (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Cruz.
 
Santa Cruz Main Post Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, January 3, 2013
2. Santa Cruz Main Post Office Marker
The marker is in the shadow to the left of the entrance.
Santa Cruz Main Post Office image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, January 3, 2013
3. Santa Cruz Main Post Office
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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