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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Santa Cruz, California
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Historic Landmark
1926
Parr Apartments
Established in 1929 and expanded to entire house in 1933
Depression era rentals
The Museum of Art & History
This building Professionally Restored
Circa 1990 by . . . — — Map (db m205125) HM
Historic Landmark
1906
Patrick Neary Building
Edward Van Cleeck, Architect
Richardsonian Romanesque
The Museum of Art & History — — Map (db m212378) HM
On High Street at Highland Avenue, on the left when traveling east on High Street.
Santa Cruz County
1912
Piedmont Court
William Bray, Architect
Mission Revival apartments with Moorish influence built by Pedro B. Chisem, Mexican capitalist
Historical Trust Landmark — — Map (db m203156) HM
On Center Street, on the right when traveling south.
Santa Cruz County
1902
Progressive Baptist Hall & Parsonage
Built as All Souls Unitarian Parsonage
Edward Van Cleeck, Arch.
Historical Trust Landmark — — Map (db m203260) HM
On Walnut Avenue near Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
Santa Cruz
Reese House
1892 Eastlake-Queen Anne
One of a mirror-image pair built by M.A. Reese for his family
Historical Society — — Map (db m205130) HM
On Evergreen Street, 0 miles east of Coral Street, on the left when traveling east.
Remembering Chinese Pioneers
The Santa Cruz Chinese community buried over 80 people at Evergreen Cemetery. It was customary for specialized 'bone pickers' to later exhume bones and send them home
to China. Some Chinese remain buried here. . . . — — Map (db m132265) HM
Saint Joseph Marello (1844-1895)
Bishop of Acqui and founder of the Oblates of Saint Joseph
Fortis of Suavis Sculpture by Thomas Marsh, March 19, 1997
Born in Turin, Italy, Joseph Marello lived as a zealous priest in the city of Asti. There . . . — — Map (db m112986) HM
Near River Street (California Route 9) north of Encinal Street, on the right when traveling north.
For 145 years, Santa Cruz was a leading source of tanned hides, first in California and later throughout the world. After the Gold Rush, people were clamoring for leather goods – boots, harnesses, and machinery belts for farming and mining . . . — — Map (db m62767) HM
On River Street east of Front Street, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque commemorates the individuals listed below for their devotion and countless hours of time given to the San Lorenzo Park Redevelopment Project. The federally assisted project, commenced in 1956, was one of the most successful in the . . . — — Map (db m212373) HM
On Beach Street at Riverside Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Beach Street.
A local landmark since 1907, this boardwalk was one of the first amusement parks in California. It is now the only oceanside amusement park operating on the west coast. The Boardwalk is the site of two rare attractions, the 1911 Carousel and the . . . — — Map (db m78813) HM
On Beach Street at Riverside Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Beach Street.
These boards are part of the original Santa Cruz Boardwalk and were saved during a restoration project completed in 1984.
This project was one of many completed under Laurence P. Canfield, President of the Santa Cruz Seaside Company from 1952 to . . . — — Map (db m62813) HM
On Cooper Street at Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cooper Street.
Civic Renaissance Center
The Great Fire of 1894 left 3 blocks of destruction around the 1866 Cooper St. Civic Center. The Civic reconstruction promoted Renaissance designs to show “Culture” had arrived in Santa Cruz, and surrounding businesses . . . — — Map (db m62482) HM
On Pacific Avenue at Front Street on Pacific Avenue.
(There are two markers, front and back, on this memorial.)
Front:
Dedicated to those from
Santa Cruz County
who served their country in
the World War, and to the
memory of these who "gave the
last full measure of devotion" . . . — — Map (db m62527) WM
On Cooper Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling west on Cooper Street.
English text:The Octagon is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Santa Cruz. Architect John Wesley Newcum modeled the building after a $50 octagonal shaped gold piece first minted in San Francisco in 1851. The building, made . . . — — Map (db m126026) HM
Near Front Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling south.
James Knox Taylor, Architect
Italian Renaissance Style
State’s Oldest In-Use P.O. Bldg.
Historic Landmark
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History — — Map (db m62529) HM
On Ocean Street, on the left when traveling north.
Founded in 1862, and continuously operated , by the Santa Cruz Lodge #96, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The park has grown from a modest size lot to over 30 acres of well maintained grounds. The park has had endowment care since the turn of the . . . — — Map (db m203153) HM
On 9th Avenue near East Cliff Drive, on the left when traveling south.
This area, popularly known as Twin Lakes, was named after twin lagoons that once reached the sea.
Schwan Lagoon and its twin, Woods Lagoon, changed as the town developed. Woods Lagoon became the yacht harbor. Schwan Lagoon lost its connection to . . . — — Map (db m209199) HM
On Emmett Street at School Street, on the left when traveling east on Emmett Street.
Misión La Exaltación de la Santa Cruz, the 12th Franciscan mission, was consecrated by Father Fermín Lasuen in August 1791. In 1793 the adobe church was built where the Holy Cross Catholic Church is now located. The mission was damaged by several . . . — — Map (db m203623) HM
On Pacific Avenue near Front Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Loma Prieta Earthquake struck on Oct. 17, 1989. As a result, a brick wall from the Williamson & Garrett Building collapsed and fell through the roof of the Phoenix Building. Both Shawn McCormick and Robin Ortiz lost their lives as a result of . . . — — Map (db m212244) HM
On Pacific Avenue at Front Street, on the right when traveling south on Pacific Avenue.
The old Phoenix Building (1549 Pacific Ave.) was constructed about 1866, and became the old Phoenix Saloon and lodgings. Around 1900 it headquartered the Santa Cruz Stage & Express Co. until 1910, then Hugo Photo Studio (1924-27), a fruit market . . . — — Map (db m212314) HM
On Pacific Avenue south of Front Street, on the left when traveling south.
Barry Swenson Builder
Project Manager: Jesse L. Nickell III
Thatcher & Thompson, Architects
Project Managers: Robert Scheren and Peter Silva
Structural Engineer: People Assoc.
Project Manager: Chris Taplin
The current facade design is . . . — — Map (db m212379) HM
On Pacific Avenue near Front Street, on the left when traveling south.
Built for Anson P. Hotaling
Architects: Kenitzer & Kollofrath
Mission Revival facade—1922
Having been destroyed with the heart of downtown in an 1894 fire, the on-year-old bldg. was rebuilt and renamed “The St. George Hotel”, as the knight . . . — — Map (db m212380) HM
On Front Street near 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north.
Santa Cruz County
ca. 1886
Sunshine Villa
J.B. Smith Family Residence
Founders of Venetian Water Festival
Historical Trust Landmark
This building professionally Restored
Circa 1990 by
Michael O’Hearn . . . — — Map (db m212482) HM
Near West Cliff Drive, on the left when traveling west.
During the summer of 1885, three young Hawaiian princes rode the waves at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River on Redwood planks the ordered cut in the shape of olo surfboards by the local timber mill.
H.M. Queen Kapi’olani’s nephews: . . . — — Map (db m71541) HM
As early as 1885, Hawaiian princes were reported to have ridden waves at the San Lorenzo River mouth on boards shaped from local redwood. The surfing craze hit Santa Cruz in the 1930s and local teens were soon hooked on the sport.
Ever since, . . . — — Map (db m201647) HM
On North Branciforte Avenue at Goss Avenue, on the left when traveling east on North Branciforte Avenue.
The only remaining structure of the Villa de Branciforte established in 1797. The last and least prosperous of threee Spanish settlements in Alta California. Populated by paroled petty criminals from Guadalajaran juzgados and pensioned soldiers. The . . . — — Map (db m100905) HM
On Portola Drive east of 35th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
"One-eye Charley Parkhurst,” working as a driver for stage lines came to California seeking fortune in the gold fields until around 1860. Charley was small, slim and wiry. When he spoke it was in an oddly high-pitched voice. Charley died 1879 in a . . . — — Map (db m62585) HM
Early in the Casino’s history a concert band played on the beach bandstand on summer afternoons and changed into tuxedos for evening dances in the ballroom.
In 1924 Isham Jone’s band brought jazz to the Cocoanut Grove.
1932 introduced . . . — — Map (db m62791) HM
On Mission Street near Green Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of the first Protestant Church in Santa Cruz
The First Methodist
First church building constructed here
Founded 1848 – Dedicated 1850
— — Map (db m203213) HM
On Pacific Avenue at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on Pacific Avenue.
The medico-dental building, erected by Frederick A. Hihn in 1894, stood on this site until it was destroyed by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
This building was constructed by Gloria Hihn Welsh in 1994.
General Contractor
Darrow Palmer . . . — — Map (db m62488) HM
Near Mystery Spot Road, 0.3 miles north of Branciforte Drive.
Originally we wanted to get the level ground below here for a summer home or mountain cabin, but the gentleman we were buying from would not sell the level ground unless
we purchased a strip across the entire south end of his property including . . . — — Map (db m214820) HM
On Keystone Way near The Royal Arch, on the left when traveling north.
This photograph, taken circa 1903, shows one of two Pack Houses at the California Powder Works. In this building, located where 267 Keystone is today, 25 and 50 pound cans of black powder were packed and readied for shipment. Before the mid 1870s, . . . — — Map (db m203080) HM
On Walnut Avenue near Rincon Street, on the right when traveling west.
Santa Cruz
1892
The Palmer House
F.A. Hihn • Builder
Stick-Eastlake Style Residence of Sylvester A. & Sarah Palmer, Downton Merchants
Historical Society Landmark — — Map (db m205164) HM
On Keystone Way, on the right when traveling north.
The San Lorenzo Paper Mill was established by Henry Van Valkenburgh in 1861 on the present site of Paradise Park’s Section 6. A dam and flume provided water power to drive the machinery. The photograph above, shows a similar dam which illustrates . . . — — Map (db m203077) HM
Less than a year after fire destroyed the original Casino and Plunge, construction began on new buildings to include an indoor natatorium. The original ceiling arches can be seen today. The main pool measured 144 feet by 64 feet and featured a . . . — — Map (db m62792) HM
On Beach Street, on the left when traveling north.
Towards the end of the 19th Century Fred W. Swanton, considered one of the greatest promoters and entrepreneurs of his time, laid plans for a casino and boardwalk - a "Coney Island of the West." The casino opened in 1904 but survived only 22 months; . . . — — Map (db m100908) HM
When the “new” Casino was built in 1907, the Boardwalk was owned by the Santa Cruz Beach Company. Local businesses experienced an economic downturn from 1912-1914, and the Beach Company went bankrupt. In 1915 the Santa Cruz Seaside . . . — — Map (db m64253) HM
On Washington Street near New Street, on the right when traveling north.
Santa Cruz County
1876
The Walti-Schilling Residence
of the Walti-Schilling Meat Co.
Italianate Style
Historical Trust Landmark
This Building Professionally Restored
Circa 1990 by
Michael . . . — — Map (db m205372) HM
On West Cliff Drive at Gharkey Street, on the right when traveling north on West Cliff Drive.
You are looking at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a place where people gather for fun and relaxation. When this wharf was built in 1914, it supported commerce and transportation. Steamships loaded with freight and passengers left for ports around . . . — — Map (db m205960) HM
On Pacific Avenue south of Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling south.
In Memory of Chuck Volwiler (1956-2002)
Booming theatre business in Santa Cruz led the Golden State Theatre chain to replace the 700-seat Unique with the 1,500-seat Del Mar in 1936. The movie palace was a flagship of the chain, . . . — — Map (db m62489) HM
On 9th Avenue at East Cliff Drive, on the right when traveling north on 9th Avenue.
This land given to the state of California as a park in 1955 by Arnold Merritt Baldwin in memory of his beloved parents. Fred Douglas Baldwin and Mary Augusta Baldwin, who pioneered in Santa Cruz County in the late 1860’s. — — Map (db m208513) HM
On Tower Place near Felt Street, on the right when traveling south.
Historic Landmark
1914
Built by Robert & Ada Paget
”Tower House”
Pagets were flower bulb and poultry farmers who raised three children here.
The Museum of Art & History — — Map (db m208454) HM
On Water Street at North Pacific Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Water Street.
Marker One:
Dedicated July 4, 1976 in celebration of the Bicentennial of the founding of our country. Originally erected by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1900, the Town Clock was created and later restored in a legacy of freedom, . . . — — Map (db m212371) HM
On Pacific Avenue near Cathcart Street, on the right when traveling south.
1856 Architects Row
Farms and orchards surrounded the site’s original buildings. These were the 1856 home and office of architect Thomas Beck and 1861 home and office of architects John Morrow and John Williams north of Beck’s. Churches Morrow . . . — — Map (db m62503) HM
The Ross Whiting family has been part of Boardwalk history since 1927. As superintendent, Joseph “Ross" Whiting was responsible for the first widening and paving of the Boardwalk. After leaving the Seaside Company in 1946, Ross and his family . . . — — Map (db m62828) HM
For five generations the Whiting family has been providing classic amusement park food to millions of Boardwalk visitors. Whether it’s a hotdog, pizza, cotton candy, or an ice cream cone, you will find it at one of Whiting’s Foods twenty locations . . . — — Map (db m201650) HM
On Green Street near Cross Street, on the right when traveling south.
Santa Cruz
1850
William Reynolds House
Original Methodist-Episcopal Church at Mission & Green Sts. • Moved to present site in 1864 by Reynolds
Historical Society Landmark — — Map (db m205263) HM
Near Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south.
California Pioneers
James Williams - Chiles-Walker Party 1843
Mary Patterson - Stephens-Murphy Party 1844
Married August 24, 1845
by Thomas O. Larkin
Monterey, Ca.
Twin Sons
James Andrew Apr 4, 1851 – Jan 4, 1852
Andrew James . . . — — Map (db m62420) HM
