Redman House
National Register of Historic Places

Redman House

Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
Listed
July 27, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04000734

About this property

Redman Hirahara Farmstead is a complex including a historic house designed by William Weeks (1897) and a vernacular barn in the Pajaro Valley, south of Watsonville, California. A Japanese American owned farm which was maintained by local citizens and watched over by family friend, attorney John McCarthy, during the internment of Japanese Americans in World War II and was returned to the Hirahara family after the war. The barn included a living unit prior to the war and was expanded postwar to house other returning Japanese families. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name Redman House, since 2004; and was listed as a California Historical Landmark from 2004 - August 2025.

Location

1635 W. Beach Dr.
Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California
36.89682, -121.77671

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Redman House listed on the National Register?

Redman House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Redman House?

Redman House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Redman House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1897.

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