Hihn Building

	Hihn Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	201 Monterey Ave., Capitola, California
Coordinates	36°58′23″N 121°56′58″W / 36.97306°N 121.94944°WCoordinates: 36°58′23″N 121°56′58″W / 36.97306°N 121.94944°W
Area	2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Architectural style	Classical
NRHP reference No.	73000450
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1973

The Hihn Building, at 201 Monterey Ave. in Capitola, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

It is built of local redwood and is vaguely Classical in style.

It was deemed significant as "an excellent example of the style of architecture which was used by the Portuguese when they settled small farming and fishing villages and towns along the California coastline in the latter part of the 19th Century." It Capitola's oldest commercial structure and is believed to have been built in 1883.

It was part of an effort by Frederick A. Hihn to develop a camping resort named Camp Capitola.^[2]

It was photographed by John Muir in 1972.^[2]

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hihn Building". National Park Service. Retrieved August 24, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1972

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[nrhpdoc-2] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hihn Building". National Park Service. Retrieved August 24, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1972

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