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

Hotel Bayview

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 18, 2022

1. Hotel Bayview Marker

Inscription. This establishment sits on a portion of the Mexican Grant Rancho de Aptos conveyed to Rafael Castro by Jose Figueroa in 1833. The hotel was built in 1870 by Jose Arano, a french basque who had married Castro's youngest daughter Maria de Las Augustia. It was moved 150 feet west in 1953 and remains today the oldest hotel in Santa Cruz County.

Dedicated with tender loving care by Monterey Viejo Chapter, E Clampus Vitus
November 2, 1974

Erected 1974 by Monterey Viejo Chapter, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 2, 1854.

Location. 36° 58.64′ N, 121° 54.021′ W. Marker is in Aptos, California, in Santa Cruz County. Marker is on Soquel Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8041 Soquel Drive, Aptos CA 95003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Aptos Grocery & Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Seacliff SS Palo Alto 100 years (approx. 0.8 miles away); S.S. Palo Alto (approx. 0.8 miles away); China Beach (approx. 2.1 miles away); First High Altitude Airplane Flights March 1905

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(approx. 2.8 miles away); Capitola’s Natural Riches (approx. 2.8 miles away); Camp Capitola Superintendent’s Office (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Capitola City Hall (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aptos.

Regarding Hotel Bayview. This site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1992.

Also see . . . Bayview Hotel Aptos. Aptos Community News entry (Submitted on December 21, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The marker and its surroundings. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 18, 2022

2. The marker and its surroundings.

Hotel Bayview image. Click for full size.

Photographed By I.G.V.Atajar, December 3, 2009

3. Hotel Bayview

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 18, 2022

4. Hotel Bayview

Bayview Hotel Historical Trust Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, April 18, 2022

5. Bayview Hotel Historical Trust Marker

1878 Bayview Hotel Built by Jose Arano as part of Aptos Depot. Now the County's oldest hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 1,435 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 3. submitted on December 15, 2009, by I.G.V.Atajar of San Jose, California. 4. submitted on June 28, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 5. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.