National Register #89001005: Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District in Santa Cruz, California

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National Register #89001005
Santa Cruz Downtown Historic District
Bounded by Orinoco, Church, Chestnut, Walnut, Cedar, Laurel, Myrtle, and Lincoln Streets
Santa Cruz

The Downtown Historic District is the oldest residential area in Santa Cruz.

The district contains an exceptional concentration of older homes that typify the social and architectural diversity of Santa Cruz between 1860 and 1938.

All major architectural styles that were adopted in Santa Cruz during those years can be found in this neighborhood, including architect-designed houses and vernacular houses.

When the district was nominated for the NRHP, there were 186 contributing buildings and 32 non-contributing buildings. The following list contains some of the contributing buildings.

Source: Adapted from the NRHP nomination submitted in 1989.

Name	Year	Address	Remarks	Sort Address	Sort Name
Residence	1870	417 Cedar Street	Fusion of Greek Revival, Italianate and Gothic Revival elements	Cedar 0417	Residence
Residence	1900	416 Center Street	Simple but imposing 2-story home	Center 0416	Residence
Residence	1880	511 Chestnut Street	Cottage	Chestnut 0511	Residence
Residence	1860	515 Chestnut Street	Vernacular	Chestnut 0515	Residence
Residence	1900	516 Chestnut Street	Stick-Eastlake	Chestnut 0516	Residence
Residence	1885	519 Chestnut Street	Stick style cottage	Chestnut 0519	Residence
Residence	1915	521 Chestnut Street	Tiny vernacular cottage	Chestnut 0521	Residence
Residence	1890	529 Chestnut Street	Stick-Eastlake	Chestnut 0529	Residence
Residence	1878	346 Church Street	Double tenement	Church 0346	Residence
Residence	1905	211-219 Elm Street	Four Modest Colonial-Revival cottages	Elm 0211	Residence
Residence	1930	312 Elm Street	Spanish Revival	Elm 0312	Residence
Residence	1930	316 Elm Street	U-shape duples around small central courtyard.	Elm 0316	Residence
Residence	1905	320 Elm Street	Neo-classic rowhouse	Elm 0320	Residence
Residence	1860	220 Laurel Street	Clapboard cottage	Laurel 0220	Residence
Residence	1860	230 Laurel Street	Clapboard cottage	Laurel 0230	Residence
Residence	1905	402 Lincoln Street	Neo-classical box	Lincoln 0402	Residence
Residence	1895	406 Lincoln Street	Vernacular	Lincoln 0406	Residence
Residence	1865	408 Lincoln Street	Vernacular	Lincoln 0408	Residence
Residence	1870	410 Lincoln Street	Saltbox	Lincoln 0410	Residence
Residence	1894	412 Lincoln Street	The only 19th-century row in town	Lincoln 0412	Residence
Residence	1905	127 Rincon	Vernacular	Rincon 0127	Residence
Residence	1920	128 Rincon Street	Small house	Rincon 0128	Residence
Residence	1905	129 Rincon	Vernacular	Rincon 0129	Residence
Residence	1930	134 Rincon Street	Vernacular	Rincon 0134	Residence
Residence	1860	102 Taylor Street	Vernacular	Taylor 0102	Residence
Residence	1885	114 Taylor Street	Simple Stick style	Taylor 0114	Residence
Residence	1875	116 Taylor Street	Italianate	Taylor 0116	Residence
Residence	1905	120-124 Taylor Street	Three Neo-classic rowhouses	Taylor 0120	Residence
Residence	1890	219 Walnut Avenue	Queen Anne cottage	Walnut 0219	Residence
Residence	1895	231 Walnut Avenue	Colonial Revival	Walnut 0231	Residence
Residence	1877	234 Walnut Avenue	Stick-Eastlake. Remodeled in 1896.	Walnut 0234	Residence
Residence	1870	235 Walnut Avenue	Italianate	Walnut 0235	Residence
Residence	1895	240 Walnut Avenue	Cottage	Walnut 0240	Residence
Residence	1895	244 Walnut Avenue	Cottage	Walnut 0244	Residence
Residence	1877	249 Walnut Avenue	Composite style of architecture	Walnut 0249	Residence
Residence	1900	300 Walnut Avenue	Neoclassic cottage	Walnut 0300	Residence
Residence	1893	304 Walnut Avenue	Queen Anne	Walnut 0304	Residence
Residence	1905	310 Walnut Avenue	Classical box	Walnut 0310	Residence
Residence	1930	314 Walnut Avenue	Spanish Revival cottage	Walnut 0314	Residence
Residence	1892	316 Walnut Avenue	Stick-Eastlake	Walnut 0316	Residence
Residence	1930	317 Walnut Avenue	Mission Revival bungalow court	Walnut 0317	Residence
Residence	1910	322 Walnut Avenue	Craftsman shingle	Walnut 0322	Residence
Apartment House	1915	612 Washington Street	Spanish-revival	Washington 0612	Apartment House
Residence	1870	620 Washington Street	Italianate	Washington 0620	Residence
Residence	1884	708 Washington Street	Built as a German Methodist Church	Washington 0708	Residence

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