California - Santa Cruz County - Historic Districts
Santa Cruz County California (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mission Hill Area Historic District and Venetian Court Apartments, Bockius, Godfrey M., House, Cowell Lime Works Historic District and Old Riverview Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Santa Cruz County historic places including Godfrey M. Bockius and Henry Allen Rispin.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Santa Cruz County places including Henry J. Roth, Wolfe & Higgins, William H. Weeks and Alex Chalmers. Prominent architectural styles found in Santa Cruz Country are Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival and Queen Anne.

Bockius, Godfrey M., House (added 1989 - - #89000937)
Also known as Orr,Frank and Zoe Ann,House
322 E. Beach St. , Watsonville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chalmers,Alex
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Bockius,Godfrey M.
Significant Year:
1870
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cowell Lime Works Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001220)
Also known as Henry Cowell Company; Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company, Davis and Jordan Lime Company; Davis and Cowell Lime Company
University of California, Santa Cruz campus; High St. and Glen Coolidge Dr. , Santa Cruz
EugeneZelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing Site, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
College
Mission Hill Area Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000530)
Mission St. , Santa Cruz
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic - Aboriginal, Military, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American Indian
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Old Riverview Historic District (added 1988 - - #87000626)
Blue Gum Ave., Capitola Ave., Riverview Ave., Riverview Dr., and Wharf Rd. , Capitola
Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Pacific Avenue Historic District (added 1992 - - #87000004)
Also known as Pacific Garden Mall
Roughly bounded by Pacific Ave., Water, Front, and Cathcart Sts. , Santa Cruz
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weeks,William H., Et al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Specialty Store
Rispin Mansion (added 1991 - - #91000286)
2200 Wharf Rd. , Capitola
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Rispin,Henry Allen
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001005)
Also known as Downtown Neighborhood
Roughly Rincon St., Church St., Chestnut St., Walnut St., Cedar St., Laurel St., Myrtle St., and Lincoln St. , Santa Cruz
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Six Sisters-Lawn Way Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000623)
Roughly bounded by San Jose Ave., Capitola Ave., and Esplanade , Capitola
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Venetian Court Apartments (added 1987 - - #87000574)
Also known as Venetian Court
1500 Wharf Rd. , Capitola
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Roth,Henry J., Wolfe & Higgins
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
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