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LIME KILN CHRONICLESNewsletteroftheFriends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District

UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz

Conference a Success OvereightypeopleattendedtheConferenceonLimeandLimeKilnsinCaliforniaHistorythatwashostedAugust8thand9thbytheFriends.Byallmea-sures,theconferencewasahugesuccess.Thiswasthefirsttimealargegroupofpeoplewiththiscom-moninterestmetandsharedinformation.AttendeescamefrommanypartsofCaliforniaandevenotherstates. Besides lectures, demonstrations, and exhib-its,participantsalsoenjoyeda tourof theCowellLimeWorksHistoricDistrictbyFriendsPresidentFrankPerry.JudySteentoldabouttheJordanfamily,wholivedhereinthe1850sandearly‘60s,andJanDekemaexplainedhowoneofthehistoricworkercabins isbeingrestored.ThetourwasmadeextraspecialbytheparticipationofHalHyde,whotalkedabouttheearlyuseofthehistoricbuildingsbytheUniversity,andJoAnnCacace,whosegrandfatherwasacooperandblacksmithatthesite. Theconferencenotonlyelevatedpublicaware-nessof theHistoricDistrict,butalsoraisedfundsforongoingeducationalprogramsandrestorationwork. TheFriendswouldliketothankourconferencesponsors forhelpingmake itsuchasuccess: TheAgriculturalHistoryProject,CityofSantaCruzHis-toricPreservationCommission,FriendsofSantaCruzStateParks,MountainParksFoundation,MuseumofArt&History,PajaroValleyHistoricalAssociation,SantaCruzArchaeologicalSociety,andtheSantaCruzMuseumAssociation.

The Jordans: Family with a Limerock FoundationByJudySteen A rare, unsigned, lithographic reproduction of adrawingofahouse is inSpecialCollections,Univer-sityLibrary,UCSC.Thetitleprintedat thebottomoftheimagereads“ResidenceofA.P. Jordan,Esq.,nearSantaCruz.”Theillustrationshowsguestsarrivingforasocialevent,womeninhoopskirtsandshawls,meninfrockcoats.Horseshavealreadybeenunhitchedfromcarriages. Ontheversooftheillustration,writtenbyanelderlyhand,isthenote:“TakenwhenMr.Jordanwasalive.Heisstandingonthepiazza[and?]myself.”This inscrip-tionmusthavebeenwrittenbyMaryJordan, thewifeofAlbionP.Jordan.Jordan,withIsaacE.Davis,wasthefirstowneroftheranchandlimeworksonthepropertythatwouldbecomethecampusoftheUniversityofCali-fornia,SantaCruz.Today,thehouseisknownasCardiffHouse,thecampusWomen’sCenter.ItisoneoftheearlystructuresintheCowellLimeWorksHistoricDistrict. Basedonthestyleofthedrawingandthedistinctivelettering, the imageof thehousecanbeattributed to

Lithographic reproduction of a drawing, “Residence of A. P.Jordan,Esq.,nearSantaCruz,”byEdwardVischer,ca.1864-1865.AlbionP.andMaryJordanonporch.

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Clockwise from top left:BoardmemberCynthiaMathews,left,chatswithlimekilnhistorianBobPiwarzyk.

CampusArchitectFrankZwartwelcomeseveryonetotheSaturdayprogram.

AlargecrowdgathersatthecabintohearJanDekematellabouttherestorationwork.

JudySteenlecturesaboutthehistoryoftheJordanfamilyfromthefrontporchoftheCardiffHouse.

PresentersattheSaturdayprogram:(lefttoright):PatParamoure,JuliaCostello,DavidDawson,SallyMorgan,MikeDalbey,BobPiwarzyk,KarinGoetter,andFrankPerry.

Participantsexaminethekilnsupcloseandlearnhowlimewasmade.

FieldtripparticipantsgatheratthehistoricentrancetotheformerCowellresidence(nowCardiffHouse).

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EdwardVischer, thenineteenth-century,German-bornartist and photographer. Vischer produced some oftheearliest imagesofCalifornia landscapes,missions,andresidences,includingnearlyadozeninSantaCruzCountyinthe1860s. Thoughundated,theVischerdrawingoftheranchhousemusthavebeenmadewhentheJordansresidedthere,betweenMay1864andJuly1865.Anewspaperarticlereportedthat“Mr.A.P.JordanisbuildinganewresidenceinthatmostdelightfulsituationoverlookingthetownandtheBayofMonterey,longsinceselectedasasight[sic]forthebuilding,nearthelime-worksofDavisandJordan”(Santa Cruz Sentinel,May14,1864).Fromthebroadfrontporch,onewouldhavehadasweepingviewofthefewfarmhousesthatdottedthelandscapebelowandofthebroadexpanseofMontereyBay. Coincidentally,A.P.JordanandMary(Perry)Jordaneacharrived inSantaCruz in1853.A.P.wasborn inBrunswick,Maine, in1826.HearrivedinCaliforniain

1849andinSantaCruzin1853.Thatyear,A.P.andhispartnerDavisacquiredlandandstartedtheburningandshippingof limeat thebaseoftoday’sUCSCcampus.A.P.wassoononhiswaytobecomingaprosperousandrespectedbusinessman. MaryElizabethPerrywasborninFalmouth,Mas-sachusetts,in1837,thedaughterofJohnandElizabeth(Greene)Perry.JohnPerryarrivedinSantaCruzabout1852.Thefollowingyear,hebuilt thePerryhomeandsentforhiswifeandtheirthreechildren,Mary,Charles,andAlphonso.Perrywasalreadyanestablishedcarpen-terbeforeleavingforCaliforniafromMartha’sVineyard,Massachusetts.Healsodrewhisownplanstoworkfrom.Perrybuiltseveralresidential,commercial,andpublicbuildingsinSantaCruz,someofwhichstillsurvive.The1864JordanranchhouseisattributedtoPerry. Marybeganteachingchildreninherparents’home

Plaque to be Unveiled MembersarecordiallyinvitedtoaveryspecialeventonFriday,October30th:theunveilingofabronzeplaquecommemoratingplacementofthedistrictontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.This isagoodopportunitytomeetothermembersoftheFriendsandto joinwithUniversity and government dignitaries, includingChancellor George Blumenthal, aswe celebrate thisimportantrecognition. Theceremonywill takeplaceattheCookhouse,startingat4:00p.m.ParkingwillbeavailableintheBarnTheaterparkinglot.

Notice to Memb ersThere will be a short business meeting at the Cookhouse conference room, 3:30 p.m., before the plaque unveiling on October 30. The purpose will be to elect members to the Board of Directors of the Friends. The nominees are: Peg Danielson, Joe Michalak, and Frank Perry (3 year terms), Tremain Jones and Jim MacKenzie (2 year terms), and Cynthia Mathews (1 year term). All members are invited to attend.

New MembersSandraL.CohenJuliaCostello/FoothillResourcesLtd.LisaFranceschiKarinGoetterandTrentBeckDouglasP.LeyandLindaGaudianiCraigandDustyMillerGlennThomasOppenheimAlverdaOrlando

Business & Organization MembersCabrilloCivicCubsofCaliforniaPacificLegacy,Inc.RedtreeProperties,L.P.RistoranteAvanti

TheCookhouseprobablydatesfromthe1880s.

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AlbionP.Jordan,1826-1866,andMaryElizabeth(Perry)Jordan(Mrs.AlbionP.Jordan;later,Mrs.PierceB.Fagen),18�7-1915.MaryElizabethJordanphotobyBradley&Rulofson,notedSanFranciscophotographers,establishedin186�.

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andwasanassistanttoElizaFarnham,thenotedearlyfeministofSantaCruz.MarylivedlessthanablockawayfromFarnham’ssoulmateandwomen’srightsadvocate,GeorgianaBruceKirby. MaryPerryandAlbionJordanweremarriedinSantaCruzin1859.Ithasnotbeendeterminedexactlywherethey lived from thedateof theirmarriageuntil theymovedintotheranchhouse.Thecouplehadthreechil-dren.May(somesourcesciteasMary)bornin1860(diedin1862);followedbyaseconddaughter,Marion,in1862;andson,Peter,in1865.Thatsameyear,Maydied.

In1863theJordanstraveledtoSouthernCaliforniaforA.P.’shealth.TheSanta Cruz Sentinelexpresseditshappiness that,aftersixweeks,“ouresteemedfellowcitizen,A.P.JordanEsq.andhisladyhavereturnedfromtheirtriptoSanPedroandLosAngeles,…Mr.Jordan…returnsingeneralhealth,althougheitherfromhavingexperiencedmuchheavyweatherandseasicknessinthepassageupthecoast,orfromcomingsuddenlyintothebracingclimateofSantaCruz,hedoesnotfeelaswellaswhenbreathingtheIndianairofLosAngeles”(October24,1863). A.P.continuedtobeplaguedbyhealthproblems.Nevertheless,in1864theJordansmovedintotheirnewhome,andinMarchthefollowingyear,sonPeterAlbionJordanwasborn.InJuly1865,theJordanssoldtheirhalfinterestinthefirmofDavis&JordantoHenryCowellfor$100,000.Theyretained,however,other landandmanysharesintheCaliforniaPowderWorks,locatedatthesiteoftoday’sParadisePark.HopingthatachangeofclimatemightrestoreA.P.’shealth,theJordanfamilyleftforMaine.Eighteenmonthslater,onNovember14,1866,A.P.JordandiedinMaine.Jordan’sbody,accompaniedbyhis family, returnedby ship toSantaCruz, a trip

thattookovertwomonths.HewasburiedinEvergreenCemeteryonJanuary26,1867. AnewspapertributetoA.P.spokeofhimas“uni-versallyesteemedandlovedbythosesustainingbusi-nessrelationswithhim…[and]thathewasagoodmantoworkfor,beingkindandaffable,andcaringfortheinterestsofhisemployees.Hewasanobleandwarmfriend,alwayspleasant,andquickwithawordfromtheheart.Hewasareadyandinterestedcitizen,perfectlyuprightindealing,andeverwillingtohelpagoodcausewithtruegenerosity”(Santa Cruz Sentinel,February2,1867). MaryJordanwasoneof thewealthiestwidowsintown.Sheandhertwosurvivingchildren,MarionandPeter, livedonUnionStreet,next to thePerry familyhome,aboutamile fromtheold Jordanranchhouse.In1873MarywedprominentphysicianandbankerDr.PierceB.Fagen,awidowernearlytwentyyearsherseniorwithtwogrownsons.In1885shehadtheoriginalPerryfamilyhomemovedashortdistance, fromthecornerofMissionandUniontoitscurrentsiteat114EscalonaDrive (formerlyDavisStreet),near theendof JordanStreet.ThePerryhousehasbeendesignatedaSantaCruzCityLandmark.Marythenhadconstructedontheorigi-nalPerryfamilyhome-siteaQueenAnnemansion; itsgardenswereamongthefinestinthecity.Themansionwasdemolished in1955 foraproposedbusinessdis-trictbypass.Thelotsatemptyforthreedecades,untilitbecamethesiteofthecurrentcharacterlessofficebuild-ingandparkinglot.

DaughterMarion JordanmarriedHerbertCox, ateacherandvice-principalofSantaCruzHighSchool.Theyhadonechild,Gertrude.SonPeterAlbionJordanbecameawholesalegrocerandimporterandmarriedBlancheHartwell.Theyweretheparentsof fourchil-dren.ThePeterJordanfamilylivedinAlameda,buttheyalsoretainedownershipofahomeinSantaCruz,wheretheyfrequentlyvisitedrelativesandspentsummers.

HomeofJohnandElizabethPerry,parentsofMary(Mrs.AlbionP.Jordan).BuiltbyJohnPerryin185�atcornerofMissionandUnionStreets;movedin1885tocurrentlocation,114EscalonaDrive.Mary’sbrotherCharlesPerrystandingonsteps.

Entrance to path leading to Cardiff House, off High Street,2009.

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For forty-nineyearsafterA.P.’sdeath,Marywasactivewithherfamily,herhomeandotherproperties,theFirstCongregationalChurch,andmanycharitiesandcivicorganizations, includingtheKindergartenBoard,theWoman’sAidSociety,theRedCross,theSantaCruzImprovementAssociation,andtheDecorativeArtSoci-etyandWomen’sExchange.Maryregisteredtovotein1912,thefirstyearthatwomencouldvoteinCalifornia.Shelistedheroccupationas“Capitalist.” Mary(Perry)JordanFagendiedonOctober18,1915,attheageofseventy-eight,atherson’shomeinAlameda,afterattendingthePanamaPacificInternationalExposi-tioninSanFrancisco. Inherobituary, itwassaidthat“fewpeoplehaveeverresidedinaplacewhoselifehastouchedasmanyasthatofMrs.Fagen,awomanwhowasmostcharitableandwhoseonethoughtwasthatofhelpinganddoinggood.Shebelongstoaclassthatisfastvanishingofthosewhohavestoodforallthatwaspure,nobleandbestfromthepioneerdaysinCaliforniauntilnow.” Alsomentionedwas that“she lived formanyyearsatwhat isnowtheCowellhome,nearthekilns,andtheolderpeoplewillrememberthehospitalitythereandof themanygatheringsoutdoorsat thebeautifulgrovesontheplace”(Santa Cruz Surf,October18,1915;Santa Cruz Sentinel,October19,1915).

ManymembersofthePerry,Jordan,andCoxfamiliesareburiedinEvergreenCemetery,thepioneercemeteryonthehillsidenearHarveyWestPark. The lateMarionKathleen (Jordan)Asche—great-great-granddaughterofJohnandElizabethPerry,great-granddaughterofAlbionP.andMaryJordan,grand-daughterofPeterAlbionJordan,anddaughterofPeter’sson,AlbionP.Jordan—returnedtoliveinSantaCruzin1959,withherhusband,DouglasAsche,andtheirfivechildren.MariondiedonApril10,1991.Douglasdiedon

September4,2009,inSantaCruz,survivedbyfourofhisfivechildren,tengrandchildren,andeightgreat-grand-children.ThemostrecentdescendentofA.P.andMaryJordanisgreat-great-great-great-granddaughterJordanAsche,borninSantaCruzinJuly2009. ThoughAlbionandMaryJordanlivedintheranchhouseforlittlemorethanayear,andA.P.livedinSantaCruzonlytwelveyears,theirfamilyhistoryinSantaCruzhascontinuedthrougheightgenerations.WalkingupthepathoffHighStreettoCardiffHouse,pastthegnarledtrunksofoldtrees,someof themnearlyonehundredandfiftyyearsold—cypress,walnut,deodarcedar,blacklocust,elm,hawthorn—andarrivingatthequaint,yel-lowranchhouse,one is transportedback in timeandplacetothosefirstgenerationsofJordans,whobecameoneofthefoundersofthelimeindustryandprogenitorsofalonglineofSantaCruzcitizens.

Forcontributingtothisarticle,acknowledgmentstothelateMarionJordanAsche,forhereffortsinpreservingtheJordanfamilyhistoryandSantaCruzhistoryandshar-ingitwiththecommunity;totheFriendsoftheCowellLimeWorksHistoricDistrict,especiallyFrankPerryandJoeMichalak;toSallyMorgan,SeniorEnvironmentalPlan-ner,PhysicalPlanning&Construction,UCSC;toRogerEdberg,arborist,AssistantSuperintendent,GroundSer-vices,UCSC;andtoChristineBunting,HeadofSpecialCollectionsandArchives,UniversityLibrary,UCSC.

Cardiff House, 2009. Originally, Jordan home. (Photo by JoeMichalak)

MaryJordan,hermother,daughter,andgranddaughter,photoearly1890s.Left to right:GertrudeJordanCox,1885-1902,Mary’s granddaughter; Marion Augusta (Jordan) Cox, 1862-1901(Mrs.HerbertE.Cox),Mary’sdaughter;MaryElizabeth(Perry)JordanFagen,18�7-1915(Mrs.A.P.Jordan,andlater,Mrs. Pierce B. Fagen); and Elizabeth (Greene) Perry, 1814-1902(Mrs.JohnB.Perry),Mary’smother.

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AuthorJudySteenisahistorian,retiredUCSClibrar-ian,andeditorofThe Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 3rd Edition.SheresidesinthehistoricPerryHouse.

ReferencesAsche,MarionJordan,comp.[A.P.JordanBiographicalInformation].Compilationofnewspaperarticlesandextractsfromhistorical,biographical,andgenealogicalbooks.Typed.22unnumberedpages.

Harrison,EdwardS.History of Santa Cruz County, Cali-fornia. SanFrancisco:PacificPressPublishingCo.,1892,pp.48,333.BiographyofMrs.P.B.Fagenandphotoofmansion.

Martin,Edward.History of Santa Cruz County, California, with Biographical Sketches. LosAngeles:HistoricRecordCo.,1911,pp.301-303.BiographyofA.P.Jordan.

Palmquist,PeterE.andThomasR.Kailbourn.Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford:StanfordUniversityPress,2000,pp.571-573.BiographyofEdwardVischer.

Perry,FrankA.,RobertW.Piwarzyk,MichaelD.Luther,AlverdaOrlando,AllanMolho,andSierraL.Perry.Lime Kiln Legacies: The History of the Lime Industry in Santa Cruz County. SantaCruz:SantaCruzMuseumofArt&History,2007.

Santa Cruz newspaper articles“AlbionP.Jordan[Obituary].” Santa Cruz Sentinel, February2,1867.

“DeathofMrs.MaryE.Fagen.”Santa Cruz Surf,October18,1915.

“DeathCallsMrs.MaryFagen.”Santa Cruz Sentinel,October19,1915.

“ImprovementsinSantaCruz.”Santa Cruz Sentinel,May14,1864.

District Popularity Grows Whilewedonotyethaveaformaltourprogram,overthepastyearrepresentativesoftheFriendshavegivenanumberoftoursofthedistrictandlecturestocivicgroups.Amongthosewhotouredthedistrictwere theUCSC alumni, theCabrilloCivic Club,attendeesofthelimeconference,andclassesfromDeAnzaCollegeandUCSC.LecturesweregiventotheLifelongLearnersandtheElCaminoRealChapteroftheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution.Ifyouareinvolvedwithanorganizationwhowouldliketolearnmoreaboutthelimeworksandlocalhistory,pleaseemailusat limeworks@ucsc.edu.Toursandlectureswillbeavailableoverthecomingyearonalimitedbasis.

(Top) Campusalumnitourthehistoriclimeworkercabins.

(Left) John Barnes, Director of Campus Planning, andFrank Perry, President of the Friends, with a “Certificate of Appreciation”given to theFriendsby theCityofSantaCruzHistoricPreservationCommission.

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District is to aid in the documenta-tion, restoration, preservation, and interpretation of the historic lime kilns and related structures and buildings of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District and other historic sites on the campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Board MembersFrank Perry, PresidentJoe Michalak, Vice PresidentPeg Danielson Tremain JonesJim MacKenzie Cynthia Mathews

Ex officio Board Members:George Blumenthal, ChancellorFrank Zwart, AIA, Associate Vice Chancellor &

Campus ArchitectJohn Barnes, Director, Campus Planning

Advisory Board:Ashley AdamsKarin GoetterRobert W. PiwarzykDavid Subocz

Staff Liaison:Sally Morgan, Senior Environmental Planner,

Physical Planning & ConstructionSandy Schmidt, Executive Assistant

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Cabin Restoration Continues Workonrestoringoneof thehistoric limeworkercabinscontinuedoverthesummer.Thefoundationonthewestendwasexcavatedwiththehelpofarchaeolo-gists,andthesupportpostswereremoved,repairedandreinstalled. Assoonasarchaeologicalworkisfinishedontheinside,workwillbeginonreplacingorrepairingfloorjoists.Inthemeantime,repairsarebeingmadetothesiding, includingfixingcracksandreplacingwoodthathasrotted. Thegoal is to restore thecabin to itsappearancearound1910,thedateoftheoldestknownphotograph

Weatheredwoodonacabinwall.

Volunteers work on shoring the cabin in preparation forrepairingthefoundation.

ofthecabin.Theexteriorwillbewhitewashedasitwasoriginally. Onlyafewremnantsof theoriginalwhite-washhavesurvived,mostlyundertheeaves.

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