National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Cruz County, California facts for kids

Location of Santa Cruz County in California

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Cruz County, California.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.

There are 48 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks. Another property was once listed but has been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 31, 2017.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bank of Santa Cruz County		March 15, 1982 (#82002273)	1502 Pacific Ave. 36°58′31″N 122°01′31″W	Santa Cruz	Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, most of the building was demolished. The two stone-faced exterior walls, however, were saved. A new structure was built behind them.
2	Bayview Hotel		March 30, 1992 (#92000259)	8041 Soquel Dr. 36°58′39″N 121°53′58″W	Aptos	Built in 1878
3	Godfrey M. Bockius House		July 13, 1989 (#89000937)	322 E. Beach St. 36°54′58″N 121°44′51″W	Watsonville
4	Branciforte Adobe		January 31, 1979 (#79000552)	1351 N. Branciforte Ave. 36°59′23″N 122°00′35″W	Santa Cruz
5	Allan Brown Site		June 25, 1981 (#81000178)	Address Restricted	Santa Cruz
6	California Powder Works Bridge		February 27, 2015 (#15000279)	Spanning San Lorenzo River at Keystone Way, Paradise Park 37°00′38″N 122°02′42″W	Santa Cruz
7	Carmelita Court		March 20, 1986 (#86000456)	315-321 Main St. 36°57′56″N 122°01′20″W	Santa Cruz
8	Jose Joaquin Castro Adobe		December 12, 1976 (#76000531)	NW of Watsonville at 184 Old Adobe Rd. 36°56′46″N 121°48′40″W	Watsonville
9	Cope Row Houses		January 28, 1982 (#82002274)	412-420 Lincoln St. 36°58′20″N 122°01′49″W	Santa Cruz	located in the Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District
10	Cowell Lime Works Historic District		November 21, 2007 (#07001220)	University of California, Santa Cruz campus; High St. and Glen Coolidge Dr. Coordinates missing	Santa Cruz	On ranch land once owned by the Henry Cowell family, now part of the University of California, Santa Cruz campus
11	Davenport Jail		April 27, 1992 (#92000422)	1 Center St. 37°00′38″N 122°11′31″W	Davenport
12	Felton Covered Bridge		June 19, 1973 (#73000451)	Covered Bridge Road 37°03′03″N 122°04′15″W	Felton	An 1890s wooden covered Brown truss bridge, tallest covered bridge in the U.S., entrance to Felton for 45 years, part of park now.
13	Felton Presbyterian Church		April 6, 1978 (#78000774)	6299 Gushee St. 37°03′10″N 122°04′24″W	Felton
14	Garfield Park Branch Library		March 26, 1992 (#92000268)	705 Woodrow Ave. 36°57′29″N 122°02′16″W	Santa Cruz
15	Glen Canyon Covered Bridge		May 17, 1984 (#84001194)	Branciforte Dr. 37°00′00″N 122°00′08″W	Santa Cruz	demolished
16	Golden Gate Villa		July 24, 1975 (#75000482)	924 3rd St. 36°58′02″N 122°01′18″W	Santa Cruz
17	Grace Episcopal Church		December 19, 2006 (#06001158)	12547 CA 9 37°07′00″N 122°07′11″W	Boulder Creek
18	Headquarters Administration Building		December 22, 2015 (#15000914)	21600 Big Basin Way, Big Basin Redwoods State Park 37°10′19″N 122°13′20″W	Boulder Creek
19	Hihn Building		March 20, 1973 (#73000450)	201 Monterey Ave. 36°58′23″N 121°56′58″W	Capitola
20	A. J. Hinds House		August 25, 1983 (#83001241)	529 Chestnut St. 36°58′25″N 122°01′48″W	Santa Cruz	located in the Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District
21	Hotel Metropole		May 23, 1979 (#79000553)	1111 Pacific Ave. 36°58′19″N 122°01′29″W	Santa Cruz	demolished after 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
22	Judge Lee House		June 30, 1980 (#80000868)	128 E. Beach St. 36°54′42″N 121°45′13″W	Watsonville
23	Lettunich Building		September 24, 1992 (#92001278)	406 Main St. 36°54′37″N 121°45′19″W	Watsonville
24	Live Oak Ranch		July 10, 1975 (#75000483)	105 Mentel Ave. 36°58′38″N 121°59′57″W	Santa Cruz
25	Looff Carousel and Roller Coaster on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk		February 27, 1987 (#87000764)	Along Beach St. 36°57′52″N 122°00′51″W	Santa Cruz
26	Lower Sky Meadow Residential Area Historic District		September 24, 2014 (#14000662)	7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 & 16 Sky Meadow Ln. 37°10′57″N 122°12′20″W	Boulder Creek
27	Madison House		February 2, 1984 (#84001195)	335 East Lake 36°54′57″N 121°45′06″W	Watsonville
28	Mansion House Hotel		August 18, 1983 (#83001242)	418-424 Main St. 36°54′38″N 121°45′21″W	Watsonville
29	Mission Hill Area Historic District		May 17, 1976 (#76000530)	Mission St. 36°58′39″N 122°01′43″W	Santa Cruz	The present Holy Cross Church was built in 1889, on the site of the original Mission Santa Cruz
30	Neary-Rodriguez Adobe		February 24, 1975 (#75000484)	130-134 School St. 36°58′40″N 122°01′39″W	Santa Cruz	part of the Mission Hill Area Historic District
31	Octagon Building		March 24, 1971 (#71000193)	Corner of Front and Cooper Sts. 36°58′29″N 122°01′29″W	Santa Cruz
32	Old Riverview Historic District		January 22, 1988 (#87000626)	Blue Gum Ave., Capitola Ave., Riverview Ave., Riverview Dr., and Wharf Rd. 36°58′27″N 121°57′12″W	Capitola
33	Phillipshurst-Riverwood		August 4, 1983 (#83004369)	CA 9 37°06′02″N 122°05′58″W	Ben Lomond
34	Redman House		July 28, 2004 (#04000734)	1635 W. Beach Dr. 36°53′47″N 121°46′33″W	Watsonville
35	Rispin Mansion		March 14, 1991 (#91000286)	2200 Wharf Rd. 36°58′43″N 121°57′22″W	Capitola
36	Elias H. Robinson House		January 9, 1998 (#97001634)	363 Ocean St. 36°58′24″N 122°01′02″W	Santa Cruz
37	Sand Hill Bluff Site		June 20, 2008 (#08000528)	Address Restricted	Santa Cruz
38	Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District		July 27, 1989 (#89001005)	Roughly Rincon St., Church St., Chestnut St., Walnut St., Cedar St., Laurel St., Myrtle St., and Lincoln St. 36°58′15″N 122°02′23″W	Santa Cruz	An 1870s house, typical of this Historic District
39	Hiram D. Scott House		April 13, 1977 (#77000348)	4603 Scotts Valley Drive 37°02′57″N 122°01′02″W	Scotts Valley
40	Six Sisters-Lawn Way Historic District		May 1, 1987 (#87000623)	Roughly bounded by San Jose Ave., Capitola Ave., and Esplanade 36°58′21″N 121°57′40″W	Capitola
41	Stoesser Block and Annex		April 7, 1983 (#83001243)	331–341 Main St. 36°54′34″N 121°45′20″W	Watsonville	Demolished prior to 2000.
42	US Post Office-Santa Cruz Main		January 11, 1985 (#85000139)	850 Front St. 36°58′36″N 122°01′33″W	Santa Cruz
43	Valencia Hall		September 20, 1984 (#84001201)	Valencia Rd. 36°59′47″N 121°51′55″W	Aptos
44	Venetian Court Apartments		April 2, 1987 (#87000574)	1500 Wharf Rd. 36°58′22″N 121°57′08″W	Capitola	1924 condominuiums
45	Veterans Memorial Building		April 27, 1992 (#92000423)	842-846 Front St. 36°58′34″N 122°01′29″W	Santa Cruz
46	Watsonville City Plaza		August 22, 1983 (#83001244)	Bounded by Main, Peck, Union, and E. Beach Cts. 36°54′37″N 121°45′17″W	Watsonville
47	Watsonville-Lee Road Site		May 28, 1976 (#76000532)	Address Restricted	Watsonville

Former listing

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	McHugh and Bianchi Building		1972 (#72001551)	Unknown	Pacific Ave. and Mission St.	Santa Cruz	Also known as the Hotaling Building. Demolished in August 1974.
2	Pacific Avenue Historic District		February 4, 1987 (#87000004)	April 21, 1992	Roughly bounded by Pacific Ave., Water, Front, and Cathcart Sts.	Santa Cruz	Removed after destruction of majority of contributing properties during the Loma Prieta earthquake.