Octagon Building

The Octagon Building is an historic redbrick octagonal government office building in Santa Cruz, California. It was built in 1882 to serve as the Santa Cruz County Hall of Records. It later became the Museum Store for the adjacent Museum of Art and History. The building is located at 118 Cooper Street, at the corner of Front Street, along the Pacific Garden Mall. Much of the mall was damaged during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but the buildin... More

Opened:

  • 1882

Also known as:

  • Hall of Records

Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed
  • Mar 24, 1971
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Architecture

Address

Octagon Building Address

Corner of Front and Cooper Sts.
Santa Cruz California
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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 36.97483
  • -122.02562
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From the U.S. National Register of Historic Places base

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Significant Year:

  • 1882
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