Carmelita Cottages

Carmelita Cottages is the name of a Santa Cruz city-owned hostel and park on Main Street in the Beach Hill neighborhood. The one pictured here is one of the two oldest, which date from ~1872.

Notes

• John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition, 2023, Chapter One.
• Rick Hyman, "Early History of the Carmelita Cottages", Every Structure Tells a Story (1990 book).
• Santa Cruz Hostel website