Scott, Joseph
From Santa Cruz County history wiki
Joseph Scott (1824-1901), native of England, was a partner in a downtown livery stable, with Albert Jones, operating as Scott & Co. and built in 1876. Named City Stables (drawing in Elliott, right), the building was demolished in 1910 to make way for the Hagemann-McPherson building.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, item (34), page 152.
City Stables timeline
- 1877. First Sentinel ad
- 1879. Elliott drawing
- 1883. A June Sentinel ad states: "Ferguson Bros. Proprietors; Successors to Scott and Jones"
- 1886. First Sentinel ad naming F. E. Witherly as proprietor.
- 1890. A Sentinel "Jottings" item states that "W. C. Wilson, of Bakersfield, has purchased the City Stables of F. E. Witherly".
- 1892. Sentinel ad includes "Wilson & Berry, Props."
- 1892. The 1892 Sanborn map includes the label "W. C. Wilson's City Stables".
- 1890s. "Hopkins & Ede" acquire the stables.
- 1909. City Stables closed; all goods sold at auction by owner M. C. Hopkins. Story says Hopkins will "devote his attention to catering to tourists to Big Trees".