Difference between revisions of "Peakes, James B."
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| − | '''James | + | '''James Bosworth Peakes''' was a Santa Cruz hotelier in the late 1800s. Hotels he was associated with included: [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCWS18780511.1.5&srpos=1&e=-------en--20-SCWS-1-byDA-txt-txIN-Peakes-------1 Ocean Villa (1878, managing dining room)]; and [[Sunshine Villa]] (leased in 1879, when it was Kittredge House). In 1887, he changed the name to [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS18871109.1.1&srpos=99&e=-------en--20-SCS-81-byDA-txt-txIN-Peakes-------1 Peakes House]. In [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS18900109.1.3&srpos=475&e=-------en--20-SCS-461-byDA-txt-txIN-Peakes-------1 1890] [[Smith, James P.|J. P. Smith]] bought the hotel] from the heirs of [[Swift, Elias J.|E. J. Swift]] (who unexpectedly died in 1889) for use as a private residence, and Peakes moved to the [[Pacific Ocean House]]. In [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS18971110.1.3&srpos=3&e=-------en--20-SCS-1--txt-txIN-Peakes-------1 1897, he leased the [[Sea Beach Hotel]]]. |
* ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One, item (15) page 10 | * ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One, item (15) page 10 | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 5 September 2023
James Bosworth Peakes was a Santa Cruz hotelier in the late 1800s. Hotels he was associated with included: Ocean Villa (1878, managing dining room); and Sunshine Villa (leased in 1879, when it was Kittredge House). In 1887, he changed the name to Peakes House. In 1890 J. P. Smith bought the hotel] from the heirs of E. J. Swift (who unexpectedly died in 1889) for use as a private residence, and Peakes moved to the Pacific Ocean House. In 1897, he leased the Sea Beach Hotel.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter One, item (15) page 10
