Rennie, William

William Rennie (1822-1912) moved to Santa Cruz in 1869, and had a house built in 1890 at the top of Cliff Street (adjacent to today's stairway) in the Beach Hill neighborhood. The house was demolished in 1970.

• The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), p.16, item (25).
• The Rennie house can be seen in a photo on History Pages: 59 - 1895 Venetian Water Carnival.
• Riptide CPL13
• Also in Harrison: J. B. Dawson (p320/408G), noted as builder of the Rennie house.