Peterson, Henry

Henry Peterson is noted in SWC was one half of the Peterson and West partnership (the other half was Harvey West) who had an automotive garage in Capitola. The partners bought and demolished the Santa Cruz Opera House in 1921, using some of the lumber to construct an addition to their garage.

• John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Three, item (9), page 60.
• "Wreckers Finish Job on the Opera House", Santa Cruz Evening News, Feb. 17, 1921, 2:5.