Sharing stories.

Protecting historic places.

Taking action.

Preservation Santa Cruz County -Inspired by the various iterations of the Santa Cruz Historical Society, Santa Cruz County Society for Historical Preservation and the Santa Cruz County Historical Trust (1954-1994). Preservation Santa Cruz County will inform and advocate for historic preservation and cultural resources in our county.

The project is initially focused on the founding of an Instagram page highlighting stories and historic preservation in Santa Cruz County in an effort to engage new audiences through social media. Those posts are listed under the Historic Properties List and can be seen on the Instagram link provided.

The website is intended to be a constantly evolving page with additions to historic properties page added as new Instagram posts are created. To see a full list of identified historic buildings and sites in Santa Cruz County, click the button below.

Historic Preservation Resources-Countywide

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It’s Historic Preservation Month and Mother’s Day — the perfect time to honor the “mother” of preservation projects in Santa Cruz: the pioneering effort that helped shape the city’s preservation movement. Rewind t
Built between 1822-1824, the adobe building at 144 School Street is the only remaining building left of Mission Santa Cruz, founded in 1791. The oldest building in Santa Cruz County, the adobe was originally constructed as a 17-room building and was
Public spaces are the living room of the city. Watsonville Plaza is considered the heart of the city where generations have gathered and fostered community connections all within the small 1.4 acre park. Located in the center of downtown Watsonville
Alba School-Built in 1895, the one-room schoolhouse was initially built as a grammar school for Ben Lomond area. Later in 1934, due to an influx of students and needing more space, Sequoia School (constructed in 1905) which had been located on China
Henry (Allen) Rispin and his wife, Annette, were part of a syndicate investing in the purchase of Capitola from the heirs of the resort’s originator, Frederick Hihn, in 1919. The goal of Rispin’s Capitola Company had been to improve the s
Santa Cruz’s favorite award winning deli, Zoccoli’s Deli! Constructed in the late 1870s, the building had many different iterations before the building you see today. Once a saloon and a tailor shop, later a billiards parlor, it was
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