The District includes four lime kilns, the cooperage (where barrels were made), the hay barn, cookhouse, limeworker cabins, Cardiff house, and many other historic structures.
In the 1850s and 1860s this was center of the largest lime manufacturing area in California. As a vital building material, lime played a key role in the development of California cities after the Gold Rush.
Your membership dollars go directly towards restoration and educational programs. Such community support is vital in helping the Friends get grants and major donations. A broad membership base also enables us to tap more resources in the community including people with special skills or materials to donate.
Highlights
Our Cinema Centennial
Fall Lecture: "Our Cinema Centennial." It was 100 years ago this fall that the first dramatic motion picture was shot in Santa Cruz. Join historian Randall Brown for an afternoon lecture on the beginnings of movie-making in Santa Cruz, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2-5 p.m. at the Humanities Lecture Hall, UCSC.
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Fall 2011 Newsletter
The latest edition of Lime Kiln Chronicles is available to download.
Harry Cowell's 150th birthday celebration
Watch video of Harry Cowell's 150th birthday celebration on YouTube.
Find us on Facebook!
The Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District can now be found on Facebook.
Cowell Lime Works Documentary
Watch a short video documentary on the Historic District.
Official Dedication of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District
In the fall of 2009 a brass plaque was installed commemorating the listing of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The plaque was placed adjacent to the historic Cook House building. [More]
We need your help
The Cowell Lime Works Historic District needs your help with monetary donations and donations in kind to help restore the historic structures, or volunteer services to assist in reconstruction and interpretation of district history. Please consider joining us and making a donation.
Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District
- Mail Stop PP&C
- University of California
- Santa Cruz, CA 95064
- Email: limeworks@ucsc.edu
- Phone: (831) 459-1254
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