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'''Alfred J. Hinds''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242684298/alfred-j-hinds 1845-1921]), born in England, came to Santa Cruz as a child with his father in the early 1850s. By the 1870s, he was a real estate dealer/investor in partnership with [[Hoffman, Christian|Christian Hoffman]] as "Hoffman & Hinds". Hinds had a large house built on Chestnut Street in 1888. The house survives today as the Hinds House B&B (Stanley Stevens found that the house builder's name, noted as "W. J. Hinds", was "William Johnson Hinds", but I haven't found the source of that info). The biography (right) of Alfred's father Thomas is from the 1950 Riptide Centennial. Alfred's sister married [[McPherson, Duncan|Duncan McPherson]]. | '''Alfred J. Hinds''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242684298/alfred-j-hinds 1845-1921]), born in England, came to Santa Cruz as a child with his father in the early 1850s. By the 1870s, he was a real estate dealer/investor in partnership with [[Hoffman, Christian|Christian Hoffman]] as "Hoffman & Hinds". The partners later expanded into insurance and piano sales. Hinds had a large house built on Chestnut Street in 1888. The house survives today as the Hinds House B&B (Stanley Stevens found that the house builder's name, noted as "W. J. Hinds", was "William Johnson Hinds", but I haven't found the source of that info). The biography (right) of Alfred's father Thomas is from the 1950 Riptide Centennial. Alfred's sister married [[McPherson, Duncan|Duncan McPherson]]. | ||
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Three, item (29), page 70. | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Three, item (29), page 70. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 2 August 2025
Alfred J. Hinds (1845-1921), born in England, came to Santa Cruz as a child with his father in the early 1850s. By the 1870s, he was a real estate dealer/investor in partnership with Christian Hoffman as "Hoffman & Hinds". The partners later expanded into insurance and piano sales. Hinds had a large house built on Chestnut Street in 1888. The house survives today as the Hinds House B&B (Stanley Stevens found that the house builder's name, noted as "W. J. Hinds", was "William Johnson Hinds", but I haven't found the source of that info). The biography (right) of Alfred's father Thomas is from the 1950 Riptide Centennial. Alfred's sister married Duncan McPherson.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Three, item (29), page 70.