Venetian Court

Venetian Court Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	1500 Wharf Road, Capitola, California
Coordinates	36°58′19″N 121°57′11″W / 36.97194°N 121.95306°WCoordinates: 36°58′19″N 121°57′11″W / 36.97194°N 121.95306°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1925
Architect	Henry J. Roth; Wolfe & Higgins
Architectural style	Mediterranean Revival, Mission Revival, and Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference #	87000574[1]
Added to NRHP	April 2, 1987

Venetian Court is a residential seaside resort located in Capitola, California. Construction of Venetian Court, in the Mediterranean Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Mission Revival architecture styles, began in 1924 and continued for several years.

On April 2, 1987, Venetian Court was listed as site 87000574 on the National Register of Historic Places as one of the first condominium seaside developments in California, and is in a United States Historic District.

The two rows of colorful units nearest to the beach, as shown in the picture below, are privately owned condos (many of which are available as vacation rentals by owner). The large brown building in the back row (nearest to the street) is now operated as the "Capitola Venetian Hotel".^[2]

The beach side of the hotel

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Capitola Venetian Hotel". Bartfield Motel Group. Retrieved 2009-10-12.

External links

Media related to Venetian Court, Capitola, California at Wikimedia Commons