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There have been three '''Santa Cruz City Halls'''. | There have been three '''Santa Cruz City Halls'''. | ||
* '''1876''' - first City Hall on Front Street. ''See'' [[History Pages: 30 – How the Town Became a City]] | * '''1876''' - first City Hall on Front Street. ''See'' [[History Pages: 30 – How the Town Became a City]] | ||
| − | * ''' | + | * '''1920''' - the city leased the former [[Hihn, Frederick A.|Hihn mansion]] for the second City Hall. |
| − | * '''1937''' - today's City Hall opened for business. | + | * '''1920-1923''' - the old city hall was sold to the county, and became an annex to the courthouse |
| + | * '''1923''' - the city bought second City Hall property. | ||
| + | * '''1937''' - the north wing of today's City Hall opened for business. In the same year, the old city hall (aka courthouse annex) was torn down to make way for a new county jail. | ||
* '''1967''' - a two-story annex was built, to the west (toward Chestnut St.) | * '''1967''' - a two-story annex was built, to the west (toward Chestnut St.) | ||
* '''1989''' - Santa Cruz PD moved out of the earthquake-damaged north wing of City Hall. | * '''1989''' - Santa Cruz PD moved out of the earthquake-damaged north wing of City Hall. | ||
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A wall in Room 10 of the north wing now features a large print of [[Panorama 3: Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1877]]. A wall in Room 8 of the north wing has a large print of [[Panorama 4: Steinegger Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1888-89]]. | A wall in Room 10 of the north wing now features a large print of [[Panorama 3: Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1877]]. A wall in Room 8 of the north wing has a large print of [[Panorama 4: Steinegger Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1888-89]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | *[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023), chapter 3, item (1), page 54. |
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 24 March 2024
There have been three Santa Cruz City Halls.
- 1876 - first City Hall on Front Street. See History Pages: 30 – How the Town Became a City
- 1920 - the city leased the former Hihn mansion for the second City Hall.
- 1920-1923 - the old city hall was sold to the county, and became an annex to the courthouse
- 1923 - the city bought second City Hall property.
- 1937 - the north wing of today's City Hall opened for business. In the same year, the old city hall (aka courthouse annex) was torn down to make way for a new county jail.
- 1967 - a two-story annex was built, to the west (toward Chestnut St.)
- 1989 - Santa Cruz PD moved out of the earthquake-damaged north wing of City Hall.
- 1999 - Santa Cruz PD moves into new complex in November
A wall in Room 10 of the north wing now features a large print of Panorama 3: Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1877. A wall in Room 8 of the north wing has a large print of Panorama 4: Steinegger Bird's Eye View of Santa Cruz, 1888-89.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition (2023), chapter 3, item (1), page 54.
