Difference between revisions of "Baldwin, Alfred"
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| − | '''Alfred Baldwin''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24751998/alfred-baldwin 1816-1904]), a native of New York, | + | '''Alfred Baldwin''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24751998/alfred-baldwin 1816-1904]), a native of New York, first came to California in 1846, in company with [[Kirby, Richard C.|Richard Kirby]]. Later that year, Baldwin joined the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Battalion California Battalion], and first came to Santa Cruz in 1847. He prospected for gold in 1848, and settled in Santa Cruz in 1849. Right after the Pacific Ocean House hotel opened in 1866, Baldwin built a similar two-story brick building on his lot next door. The building remains today at 1545 Pacific Ave. He was shown as a property owner (as "A. Baldwin, store") on the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]], in "Block No. 4". |
*[[History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903)]], biography. | *[[History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903)]], biography. | ||
*[https://catalog.santacruzpl.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1 ''Alfred Baldwin, a biography''], non-circulating item at SCPL. | *[https://catalog.santacruzpl.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&pos=1 ''Alfred Baldwin, a biography''], non-circulating item at SCPL. | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 4]], biography. | ||
| + | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, entry (4), page 134. | ||
| + | *''Riptide'' CE40, photo | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 5 November 2023
Alfred Baldwin (1816-1904), a native of New York, first came to California in 1846, in company with Richard Kirby. Later that year, Baldwin joined the California Battalion, and first came to Santa Cruz in 1847. He prospected for gold in 1848, and settled in Santa Cruz in 1849. Right after the Pacific Ocean House hotel opened in 1866, Baldwin built a similar two-story brick building on his lot next door. The building remains today at 1545 Pacific Ave. He was shown as a property owner (as "A. Baldwin, store") on the 1866 Santa Cruz map, in "Block No. 4".
- History of the state of California and biographical record of Santa Cruz...(Guinn, 1903), biography.
- Alfred Baldwin, a biography, non-circulating item at SCPL.
- Category:Santa Cruz County History Journal Number 4, biography.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, entry (4), page 134.
- Riptide CE40, photo
