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| − | '''Sedgwick Lynch''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24679675/s-j-lynch 1822-1881]) was a very active builder/contractor in Santa Cruz County from the 1850s through the 1870s. He built the 1866 County Courthouse, several buildings along Pacific Avenue and probably both the Davis & Cowell and railroad wharfs. He did a lot of business with both Davis & Cowell and Frederick Hihn. The 1877 house at 174 West Cliff Drive was designed by [[Morrow, John|John Morrow]], and survives today as a B&B. In 1909, it was leased by [[Hanly Mary J.|Mary Jane Hanly]] for her "sanitorium", prior to construction nearby of the Hanly Hospital. | + | '''Sedgwick Lynch''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24679675/s-j-lynch 1822-1881]) was a very active builder/contractor in Santa Cruz County from the 1850s through the 1870s. He built the 1866 County Courthouse, several buildings along Pacific Avenue and probably both the Davis & Cowell and railroad wharfs. He did a lot of business with both Davis & Cowell and Frederick Hihn. The 1877 house at 174 West Cliff Drive was designed by [[Morrow, John|John Morrow]], and survives today as a B&B. In 1909, it was leased by [[Hanly, Mary J.|Mary Jane Hanly]] for her "sanitorium", prior to construction nearby of the Hanly Hospital. Elliott has an 1879 drawing of the recently-built house - which looks nearly the same today, though everything around it in the drawing has changed. |
*[[History Pages: 33 - When Santa Cruz Had Four Wharfs]] | *[[History Pages: 33 - When Santa Cruz Had Four Wharfs]] | ||
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One, item (11), page 6. | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One, item (11), page 6. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 18 September 2023
Sedgwick Lynch (1822-1881) was a very active builder/contractor in Santa Cruz County from the 1850s through the 1870s. He built the 1866 County Courthouse, several buildings along Pacific Avenue and probably both the Davis & Cowell and railroad wharfs. He did a lot of business with both Davis & Cowell and Frederick Hihn. The 1877 house at 174 West Cliff Drive was designed by John Morrow, and survives today as a B&B. In 1909, it was leased by Mary Jane Hanly for her "sanitorium", prior to construction nearby of the Hanly Hospital. Elliott has an 1879 drawing of the recently-built house - which looks nearly the same today, though everything around it in the drawing has changed.
- History Pages: 33 - When Santa Cruz Had Four Wharfs
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter One, item (11), page 6.
- Category:Persons with 3 historical-source biographies
