Friends of the Cowell Lime Works

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Fall/Winter 2009-10 Newsletter

The latest edition of Lime Kiln Chronicles is available to download.

October 30, 2009

Come Celebrate!

Please join UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal; local, state, and national officials; and the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District for a very special celebration on Friday, October 30, 2009, to commemorate placement of the Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places and to unveil a permanent bronze plaque that will identify the site. UC Santa Cruz is the only UC campus with a historic site on the National Register.

The ceremony will take place at 4:00 p.m. at the Cook House (one of 21 structures comprising the Historic District), located just inside UCSC’s main entrance at the corner of Bay and High Streets. A reception will follow. Please park in the adjacent Barn Theater lot.

RSVP by October 16, online at community.ucsc.edu/limeworksdedication, or by phone at 831-459-1254.

August 8 & 9, 2009

Inaugural Conference on Lime and Lime Kilns in California History

Friends of the Cowell Limeworks Historic District is proud to host the first-ever conference on the history of lime and lime making in California. Profits from the conference will benefit restoration projects in the Historic District, at one time the site of California’s largest lime works. The conference is open to anyone interested in California history.

• For more information, please see the conference flyer.
• To register by mail, please use the conference registration form.
• To register online, please go to community.ucsc.edu/limekilnconference

July 2009

While excavating around the foundation of one of the historic workers' cabins at the base of campus, UCSC archaeologists and volunteers recently found a mother-of-pearl hair ornament and other artifacts. More »

May 2009

Located near the campus entrance, the 'iconic' cooperage, one of the historic structures in the Cowell Lime Works Historic District, is undergoing temporary reinforcement to keep it standing until hoped-for restoration is possible. Read the story

Spring/Summer 2009 Newsletter

The latest edition of Lime Kiln Chronicles is available to download.

Fall 2008 Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District Newsletter is now available.

November 2008

Article: Newest Friends group wants you to be able to see, touch, smell history Read the story

July 2008

Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District formally recognized by University of California.

January 2008

New national historic area helps reveal clues about a bygone era. Read the story

Fall 2007

Campus entrance on National Register of Historic Places. Read the story (PDF)

November 21, 2007

Cowell Lime Works Historic District listed on National Register of Historic Places by the Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. See the listing

May 2007

Campus site to be on National Register of Historic Places. Read the story

August 2006

Construction projects uncovering pieces of the past. Read the story