Old Whaling Station

Old Whaling Station is a historic building in Monterey County, Central Coast, California which is located on Decatur Street. Old Whaling Station is situated nearby to Monterey State Historic Park, as well as near the historic building First Brick House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Custom House and First Theater.

Old Custom House

Museum

Photo: Jsweida, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Old Custom House is situated 490 feet southeast of Old Whaling Station.

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 340 feet southwest of Old Whaling Station.

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 south of Old Whaling Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterey and Del Monte.

Monterey

Photo: Daderot, CC0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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 Whaling Station

Type: Historic building
Address: 391 Decatur Street, Monterey, CA 93940
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.60381° or 36° 36′ 14″ north

Longitude

-121.89508° or 121° 53′ 42″ west

Operator

Monterey State Historic Park

Open location code

848WJ433+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239955108

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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