, ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁( 1 8 6 6 ) ▁County ▁Court ▁House , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁County ▁Hall ▁of ▁Records . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁a ▁major ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁buildings , ▁including ▁the ▁adjacent ▁cour th ouse , ▁but ▁the ▁brick ▁Oct agon ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁records ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁County ▁Government ▁Center . ▁Many ▁historic ▁brick ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Garden ▁Mall ▁were ▁dam aged ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁L oma ▁Pri eta ▁earth qu ake , ▁but ▁again ▁the ▁Oct agon ▁surv ived . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Oct agon ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Museum ▁Store ▁for ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁History ▁( MA H ), ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁coffee house . ▁V ac ant ▁as ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁MA H . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁County , ▁California ▁ ▁Oct agon ▁house ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Institution s ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁County ▁– ▁ 1 8 5 0 – 1 9 5 0 ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Cour th ouse ▁by ▁Margaret ▁Sou za