Scott, Joseph

Joseph Scott (1824-1901), native of England, was a partner in a downtown livery stable, with Albert Jones, operating as Scott & Co. and built in 1876. Named City Stables (drawing in Elliott, right), the building was demolished in 1910 to make way for the Hagemann-McPherson building.

• John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Five, item (34), page 152.

City Stables timeline

• 1877. First Sentinel ad
• 1879. Elliott drawing
• 1883. A June Sentinel ad states: "Ferguson Bros. Proprietors; Successors to Scott and Jones"
• 1886. First Sentinel ad naming F. E. Witherly as proprietor.
• 1890. A Sentinel "Jottings" item states that "W. C. Wilson, of Bakersfield, has purchased the City Stables of F. E. Witherly".
• 1892. Sentinel ad includes "Wilson & Berry, Props."
• 1892. The 1892 Sanborn map includes the label "W. C. Wilson's City Stables".
• 1890s. "Hopkins & Ede" acquire the stables.
• 1909. City Stables closed; all goods sold at auction by owner M. C. Hopkins. Story says Hopkins will "devote his attention to catering to tourists to Big Trees".