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'''William T. Cope''' was a Santa Cruz retailer who formed a hardware store partnership with [[Cope, Jesse|Jesse Cope]] in 1877. In 1877 he married Katherine Hihn, and father-in-law [[Hihn, Frederick A.|F. A. Hihn]] built a house on Walnut Avenue for the couple as a wedding gift. In 1894, Cope had the Lincoln Street rowhouse constructed (''see'' the ''SWC4'' cover for a photo of the rowhouse).  
'''William T. Cope''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163051119/william-taylor-cope 1850-1915]) was a Santa Cruz retailer who formed a hardware store partnership with [[Cope, Jesse|Jesse Cope]] in 1877. In 1877 he married Katherine Hihn, and father-in-law [[Hihn, Frederick A.|F. A. Hihn]] built a house on Walnut Avenue for the couple as a wedding gift. The marriage ended in divorce, and Katherine remarried in 1913. In 1894, Cope had the Lincoln Street rowhouse constructed (''see'' the ''SWC4'' cover for a photo of the rowhouse).  
*[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023): Chapter Three, item (36), page 71 [residence]; front cover and entry (52), page 78 [rowhouse].
*[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)|''The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture'']], 4th edition (2023): Chapter Three, item (36), page 71 [residence]; front cover and entry (52), page 78 [rowhouse].


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Latest revision as of 16:49, 22 June 2025

William T. Cope (1850-1915) was a Santa Cruz retailer who formed a hardware store partnership with Jesse Cope in 1877. In 1877 he married Katherine Hihn, and father-in-law F. A. Hihn built a house on Walnut Avenue for the couple as a wedding gift. The marriage ended in divorce, and Katherine remarried in 1913. In 1894, Cope had the Lincoln Street rowhouse constructed (see the SWC4 cover for a photo of the rowhouse).