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| − | '''Henry Harris''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37842338/henry-harris 1821-1868]) is noted in ''Sidewalk Companion'' as operator of the Franklin House hotel on Main (changed to Front in 1866) Street, which existed from 1859 until it burned in 1887. His wife and widow "Mrs. Sofia [Sloan] Harris" ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845439/sophia-harris 1819-1896]) was listed as owner of Franklin House in 1866, continued to run Franklin House after his death. She is noted as operating a Pacific Avenue boarding house after 1876 (''SWC4'' p.162). The 1892 Sanborn map names the two adjacent buildings "Harris House". Sophia's brother [[Sloan, Andrew Jackson]] was the "ghost of Arana Gulch". | + | '''Henry Harris''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37842338/henry-harris 1821-1868]) is noted in Rowland and ''Sidewalk Companion'' as operator of the Franklin House hotel on Main (changed to Front in 1866) Street, which existed from 1859 until it burned in 1887. His wife and widow "Mrs. Sofia [Sloan] Harris" ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73845439/sophia-harris 1819-1896]) was listed as owner of Franklin House in 1866, continued to run Franklin House after his death. She is noted as operating a Pacific Avenue boarding house after 1876 (''SWC4'' p.162). The 1892 Sanborn map names the two adjacent buildings "Harris House". Sophia's brother [[Sloan, Andrew Jackson]] was the "ghost of Arana Gulch". |
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, item (55), page 168. | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Five, item (55), page 168. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 2 January 2025
Henry Harris (1821-1868) is noted in Rowland and Sidewalk Companion as operator of the Franklin House hotel on Main (changed to Front in 1866) Street, which existed from 1859 until it burned in 1887. His wife and widow "Mrs. Sofia [Sloan] Harris" (1819-1896) was listed as owner of Franklin House in 1866, continued to run Franklin House after his death. She is noted as operating a Pacific Avenue boarding house after 1876 (SWC4 p.162). The 1892 Sanborn map names the two adjacent buildings "Harris House". Sophia's brother Sloan, Andrew Jackson was the "ghost of Arana Gulch".
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, item (55), page 168.
