Santa Cruz Adobe Houses — Adobe House Atlas

Orientation

Where the city's adobe stands

Plate II · field survey

Plate II · Santa Cruz © OpenStreetMap · plotted from the catalog

Live map plotted from the catalog. Pins mark documented adobe properties in Santa Cruz; open the full map to filter by neighborhood, era, and status.

2 entries · California

Walk the interactive plan

Touchstones

Three houses to start with

Then walk the route ↓

If you read only three entries before walking Santa Cruz, read these — the highest-tier landmarks in the catalog and the foundation for everything else.

CA-SC-001 · NRHP

Branciforte Adobe 1351 N. Branciforte Ave.

The Branciforte Adobe stands at 1351 North Branciforte Avenue in Santa Cruz, in the neighborhood that preserves the name of Villa de Branciforte, the Spanish civilian settlement established in 1797 on the east bank of…

CA-SC-002 · NRHP

Neary-Rodriguez Adobe 130-134 School St.

The Neary-Rodriguez Adobe stands at 130 to 134 School Street in the city of Santa Cruz, immediately adjacent to the site of Mission Santa Cruz, founded in 1791. The adobe is one of the small group of late-mission and…

Local context

Santa Cruz's adobe character

Santa Cruz holds 2 documented adobe properties in the catalog. All 2 entries belong to the vernacular adobe tradition.

Registry status: 2 National Register listings.

Entries in this catalog

Branciforte Adobe — vernacular adobe; private residence (NRHP).
Neary-Rodriguez Adobe — vernacular adobe; private residence (NRHP).

A short itinerary

Suggested walking tour

A route through the documented adobe of Santa Cruz — 2 stops, measured at a researcher's unhurried pace.

A field tour of Santa Cruz

≈ 1 mi · 2 stops · 0.8 hrs

Stops chosen from the catalog and ordered to make a coherent walk. Each stop links to the full catalog entry — addresses, dates, and photographs.

Branciforte Adobe

1351 N. Branciforte Ave.

The Branciforte Adobe stands at 1351 North Branciforte Avenue in Santa Cruz, in the neighborhood that preserves the name of Villa de Branciforte, the Spanish civilian settlement established in 1797 on the east bank of the San Lorenzo River. The villa was one…
Neary-Rodriguez Adobe

130-134 School St.

The Neary-Rodriguez Adobe stands at 130 to 134 School Street in the city of Santa Cruz, immediately adjacent to the site of Mission Santa Cruz, founded in 1791. The adobe is one of the small group of late-mission and early Mexican-period buildings that…

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The catalog

All 2 entries in Santa Cruz

Documented properties in Santa Cruz, listed alphabetically. Each plate carries the entry's reference number, registry status, address, and date of construction.

B — N 2 of 2 shown

CA-SC-001 NRHP

Branciforte Adobe 1351 N. Branciforte Ave.

Plate · Branciforte Adobe. National Park Service, NRHP nomination.

CA-SC-002 NRHP

Neary-Rodriguez Adobe 130-134 School St.

Plate · Neary-Rodriguez Adobe. National Park Service, NRHP nomination.

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