The Six Sisters and Lawn Way Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Built between 1898 and 1914, the district is an intact residential enclave developed around a formally landscaped village green. These structures, once a part of Capitola's tourist facilities and accommodations, are the community's most important link to its turn of the century seaside resort development.

Architecturally, the district incorporates two distinct building types: late 19th century, two-story Victorian apartments which look out onto the ocean and early 20th century gable-front cottages which face Lawn Way

Highlighting the district are the 19th century Six Sisters. These six, near-identical, two-story Victorian apartments on the Esplanade overlook well-tended, fenced lawns.

The cottages lining Lawn Way are uniform in scale and character but diverse in detail, texture and fenestration.