Tait, James A.
From Santa Cruz County history wiki
James A. [Alexander] Tait was, according to Chase [and Stevens], "a saddlemaker who later entered the plumbing and hardware business". He may have lived in an 1870/71 house that still stands on California Street.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Nine, entry (10), page 236.