Baldwin, Alfred

Alfred Baldwin (1816-1904), a native of New York, first came to Santa Cruz in 1845, left to join the California Battalion, returned and left again to prospect for gold in 1848, settling for good 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.