Colton Hall
Colton Hall is a government building and museum in Monterey, California, United States. It was built in 1847–49 by Walter Colton, who arrived in Monterey as the chaplain on Commodore Robert F.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: first seat of government of California
- Also known as: “Colton Hall Museum”
- Address: Dutra Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monterey Museum of Art and Larkin House.
Monterey Museum of Art
Museum
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The Monterey Museum of Art an art museum located in Monterey, California. It was founded in 1959 as a chapter of the American Federation of Arts. The Monterey Museum of Art's mission is to engage the community and celebrate the diversity of California art--past, present, and future, with painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Larkin House
Historic building
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The Larkin House is a historic house at 464 Calle Principal in Monterey, California. Built in 1835 by Thomas O. Larkin, it is claimed to be the first two-story house in all of California, with a design combining Spanish Colonial building methods with New England architectural features to create the popular Monterey Colonial style of architecture. Larkin House is situated 420 feet east of Colton Hall.
Josiah Merritt Adobe
Historic building
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The Josiah Merritt Adobe, located at 386 Pacific St. in Monterey, California and also known as Merritt House, is a historic house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Josiah Merritt Adobe is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Colton Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monterey and Del Monte.
Monterey
Monterey is a city in the Monterey County area of Monterey Bay in California. Monterey is one of the more beautiful coastal cities of California, and then a historic city can make for a great two-day trip for those visiting San Francisco or a weekend getaway for California natives.
Del Monte
Suburb
Del Monte is a district of Monterey, California. It was formerly an independent unincorporated community in Monterey County. It is located in the east part of Monterey, at an elevation of 16 feet. Del Monte is situated 1½ miles east of Colton Hall.
Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove is in Monterey County in the Central Coast region of California. It is next to the Pacific Ocean on Monterey Bay just west of the city of Monterey.
Colton Hall
- Categories: government building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.59776° or 36° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-121.89756° or 121° 53′ 51″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Operator
City of MontereyOpen location code
848WH4X2+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 152304183OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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“Colton Hall” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كولتون هول”
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