Old Monterey Jail

Old Monterey Jail is a museum in Monterey County, Central Coast, California which is located on Pacific Street. Old Monterey Jail is situated nearby to the museum Colton Hall, as well as near Monterey Museum of Art.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “The Old Monterey Jail”
Address: 580 Pacific Street, Monterey, 93940

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colton Hall and Monterey Museum of Art.

Colton Hall

Museum

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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.

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 460 feet northeast of Old Monterey Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterey and Del Monte.

Monterey

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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 Old Monterey Jail.