The Blackburn House Apartments consists of 32 rental units comprising 9 separate buildings on approximately one acre of landscaped grounds and parking area. The primary building is the historic, Victorian era home originally constructed circa 1860, by Judge William Blackburn the first judge and former mayor of Santa Cruz. The garden cottages were constructed circa 1950 and the two-story apartment building was built in 1981. The Blackburn House is within walking distance to Downtown Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Main Beach.