Billy Dool House

The Billy Dool house is up on a hill over looking Boulder Creek and is noted to be an excellent examples of East Lake style. Billy Dool arrived in Santa run in 1975 and was a flume walker, and opened Boulder Creek’s first butcher shop. He was a trustee of the town, a civic leader and was the mayor while the town was incorporated. He was instrumental in establishing Big Basin and worked there as its first warden for over twenty years.
Creator: Faye Ellis
Source: Valley Press article by grandson Feb 27 1977,
Date: 1887
Type: DOCUmENT
Coverage:
  • Boulder Creek
  • 1880s
Identifier: FE-BOU-Buildings-99

Collection

Faye Ellis Collection

Citation

Ellis, Faye. “Billy Dool House.” Valley Press article by grandson Feb 27 1977,. 1887. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/143066. Accessed 30 June 2026.