Monterey State Historic Park

Monterey State Historic Park is a park in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Monterey State Historic Park is situated nearby to Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library, as well as near the historic building Old Whaling Station.

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 770 feet southeast of Monterey State Historic Park.

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 570 feet south of Monterey State Historic Park.

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 2,600 feet south of Monterey State Historic Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterey and New Monterey.

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.

New Monterey

Neighborhood

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

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.

Monterey State Historic Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.60453° or 36° 36′ 16″ north

Longitude

-121.89566° or 121° 53′ 44″ west

Open location code

848WJ433+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 699010714

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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