Larkin House

The Larkin House is a historic house at 464 Calle Principal in . Built in 1835 by Thomas O. Larkin, it is claimed to be the first two-story house in all of , with a design combining Spanish Colonial building methods with architectural features to create the popular Monterey Colonial style of architecture.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monterey Museum of Art and Casa Amesti.

Museum
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The an art museum located in . It was founded in 1959 as a chapter of the . The 's mission is to engage the community and celebrate the diversity of art--past, present, and future, with painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media from the nineteenth century to the present day.

Historic building
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is a historic Monterey Colonial–style house and garden located at 516 Polk Street in , United States. Built in 1834, the house is named for the original owner and builder of the house, Jose Galo de Amesti, a Basque from , Spain.

Museum
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is a government building and museum in , United States. It was built in 1847–49 by Walter Colton, who arrived in Monterey as the chaplain on Commodore Robert F. is situated 420 feet west of Larkin House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterey and New Monterey.

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is a city in the area of in . 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 or a weekend getaway for California natives.

Neighborhood
is a of . Formerly, it was an unincorporated community that was later incorporated in the city of Monterey.

Suburb
is a district of . It was formerly an independent unincorporated community in . It is located in the east part of Monterey, at an elevation of 16 feet.

Larkin House

Latitude
36.59811° or 36° 35′ 53″ north
Longitude
-121.89618° or 121° 53′ 46″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Operator
Monterey State Historic Park
Open location code
848WH4X3+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 152297435
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
5365107
Wiki­data ID
Q6489615
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