Jacks Park

Jacks Park is a park in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Jacks Park is situated nearby to MY Museum, as well as near the sports venue Monterey Sports Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monterey Museum of Art and Old Custom 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. Monterey Museum of Art is situated 1,700 feet west of Jacks Park.

Old Custom House

Museum

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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 1,800 feet northwest of Jacks Park.

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 1,500 feet west of Jacks Park.

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.