Cowell Lime Works
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| Cowell Lime Works Historic District | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location: | 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California |
| Area: | 30 acres |
| Added to NRHP: | 21 Nov, 2007 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 07001220 |
| Governing body: | State |
Cowell Lime Works Historic District is a historic district in Santa Cruz, California that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 2007.[1]
Its then-pending listing on the National Register of Historic Places was announced November 2, 2007.[2]
The 30 acre area includes lime kilns and a number of buildings. Industrialist Henry Cowell operated the complex in the late 19th and early 20th centures.[3] Once the limestone was quarried, lime was extracted by burning it in limekilns. The fires were fueled by the redwood trees that were logged from adjacent land. Although most of the kilns are fenced off, they are visible in several locations on and around campus and in Pogonip.
The site received State Historic Commission approval for NRHP listing in May, 2007.[3]
The University of California, Santa Cruz was built on a portion of the old Cowell family ranch. The Cowell Lime Works is located partly or entirely within the University of California, Santa Cruz campus. Limestone was mined from one of several quarries, the most notable being the Upper Quarry, where there is today a large amphitheater. The original campus plan included a stadium in the Lower Quarry, but this was never realized. The original living quarters for ranch employees are still standing at the campus' main entrance, or "base", as is the stonehouse which served as the paymaster's house. The stonehouse was home to the campus newspaper, City on a Hill Press, from the 1970s to the mid-1990s. Many of the other original ranch buildings have been renovated into comfortable modern offices. The university's Women's Center is hosted at the Cardiff House.[4] In 2007, the Cowell Lime Works was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ New Listings on the National Register of Historic Places. Department of the Interior (December 7, 2007).
- ^ National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions. Federal Register: (Volume 72, Number 212), page 62272. Department of the Interior (November 2, 2007).
- ^ a b UC Santa Cruz site approved for listing on Register of Historic Places. Press Release. UC Santa Cruz (May 17, 2007).
- ^ Gumz, Jondi (October 20, 2005), “Women celebrate 20 years at UCSC”, Santa Cruz Sentinel, <http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=30720>. Retrieved on 5 February 2008
- ^ Sideman, Roger (May 19, 2007), “Cowell Ranch to be added to National Register of Historic Places”, Santa Cruz Sentinel, <http://www.scsextra.com/story.php?sid=48874>. Retrieved on 5 February 2008
[edit] External links
- 54. Davis & Cowell's Lime Works, Santa Cruz, at Calisphere Photo of site in 1860-1870.
- Four Lime Kilns, 63025 Highway 1, Big Sur, Monterey County, CA: 25 photos Public domain photos of lime kilns at another site not far away, that is potentially similar, at Historic American Building Survey.
- Santa Cruz and the Cowell Ranch, 1890-1964 Oral history of Cardiff, George H.(1872-1966) 1964, xvii, 395 pp., 5 illus., 1 map.
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