Old Custom House
The Old Custom House is the oldest surviving government building in California, built in 1827 by Mexican authorities in Monterey, then the capital of Alta California.Photo: Jsweida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: custom house in Monterey, United States of America
- Also known as: “Old Customhouse”
- Address: 115 Alvarado Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Theater and Josiah Merritt Adobe.
First Theater
Building
Photo: Davric, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The First Theater also known as the First theater in California, is a historic adobe and wood building in Monterey, California, United States. It was built in 1846–1847 as a lodging house and tavern for sailors, by English seaman and pioneer Jack Swan. First Theater is situated 590 feet west of Old Custom House.
Josiah Merritt Adobe
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1,200 feet southwest of Old Custom House.
Monterey Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Monterey Museum of Art is situated 2,300 feet south of Old Custom House.
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.
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.
Old Custom House
- Categories: custom house, heritage site, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.60325° or 36° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
-121.89358° or 121° 53′ 37″ westLevels
2Open location code
848WJ434+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 153299604OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7083808
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Russian—“Old Custom House” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Old Customhouse”
- Russian: “Здание старой таможни, Монтерей”
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