{"nrhp_refnum":"82002273","name":"Bank of Santa Cruz County","other_names":["1955","County Bank of Santa Cruz"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1502 Pacific Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Santa Cruz","county":"Santa Cruz County","state":"CA","lat":36.975222217000066,"lon":-122.02633267699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Renaissance revival bank building at 1502 Pacific Avenue, at the corner of Cooper Street, in downtown Santa Cruz, California. The original was designed in 1894 and remodeled and enlarged in 1910, with later additions in 1920 and 1980.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a dominant element of the historic commercial center and a successful adaptation of Romanesque revival design into Beaux-Arts classicism. It also houses the only surviving independent bank of its era in Santa Cruz County, which has provided financial services since 1870 and played a major role in the county's development.","narrative":"Anchoring the corner of Pacific Avenue and Cooper Street in downtown Santa Cruz, this two-story bank building houses an institution founded in 1870. The first structure on the site, designed in 1894 by local architects Van Siclen and Haynes, reflected Richardsonian Romanesque styling. In 1910 the San Francisco firm of Ward and Blohme enlarged and remodeled it, moving the entrance to the center of the Pacific Avenue facade and recasting the design in Beaux-Arts classical form. Sandstone ashlar columns, a terra cotta second story with arched windows, and a dentilled cornice give the facade strong horizontal banding and a regular rhythm of bays. Further additions followed in 1920 and 1980, each matching the existing design, and interior features from 1894 such as the marble floor and coffered ceiling largely remain. The bank is recognized as the only surviving independent bank of its era in the county and for its long financing of local business, tourism and civic projects. It also sits opposite the Romanesque Cooper House, forming a focal point of the district.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Van Siclen & Haynes, Ward & Blohme, M.G. West Co., Melvin A. Rojko AIA & Associates, Inc.","architectural_style":"Renaissance revival; Beaux-Arts Classicism adapted from Romanesque revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied as a commercial bank, with an enlargement and seismic reinforcement under way at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.563812-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/82002273.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861834","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-cruz-county/bank-of-santa-cruz-county-82002273/"}