Annabelle R.
7/18/2022
The Court of Mysteries (which also goes by The Red Brick Castle, among other names) is a beautiful monument and home in Santa Cruz, which not many people know about. It has a very interesting...
The Court of Mysteries
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519 Fair Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
History
The structures on this property were built by Kenneth Kitchen, a brick mason. There is much urban lore and suggested history, but little is factually known about Kenneth Kitchen or why he built the structures, nor why he left before the main building/house was finished.
Specialties
This is an historic landmark property with unique structures built back in the 1940's. No one has formally lived on the property since it was built. New owners who love the history and lore of this property, recently purchased it with the intent of restoring the majority of the historic structures and building new homes bookending the structures that will comprise their family compound.
Reviews
4.015 reviews
Jay P.
4/23/2022
Once abandoned and in ruins, when we first moved to the Bay Area it was a desolate and decayed huge lot with a pet goat and a caretaker in a mobile home to shoo off explorers and vandals. Built...
Dominic C.
12/14/2024
I used to live on fair ave. and would walk by this place often on my way to the beach. I'm kind of sad that it has been restored. I thought it was perfect the way it was :(
Bobbie G.
8/25/2023
This place is gorgeous ! However , you can't get to it . It's locked behind a gate and the street is fairly busy and populated with residents so, you feel like a creep photographing it . Lol but ,...
Sherry L.
7/29/2022
It is a peculiar structure, but it is not accessible to the public right now, so all you can do is drive up and look at it from the street.
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