California - Monterey County - Historic Districts
Monterey County California (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Asilomar Conference Grounds, Monterey Old Town Historic District and Point Sur Light Station, Deetjen's Big Sur Inn and Porter--Vallejo Mansion.

Several famous people are associated with these Monterey County historic places including John Thomas Porter and Alberto Trescony.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monterey County places including Thomas Larkin, Julia Morgan, Catherine Trescony, Helmuth Deetjen and William Henry Weeks. Prominent architectural styles found in Monterey Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial and Queen Anne.

Asilomar Conference Grounds (added 1987 - - #87000823)
Asilomar Blvd. , Pacific Grove
Mfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Outdoor Recreation
Deetjen's Big Sur Inn (added 1990 - - #90001464)
Also known as Deetjen's
CA 1 N of Castro Cr. , Big Sur
Sanfranman59, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Monterey Old Town Historic District (added 1970 - - #70000137)
Also known as See Also:Larkin House
Boundary undetermined at this time , Monterey
Krimped, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Larkin,Thomas, Et al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Point Sur Light Station (added 1991 - - #91001097)
Morro Rock on Point Sur, 0.5 mi. W of CA 1 , Big Sur
Kobac, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Porter--Vallejo Mansion (added 1990 - - #89002273)
29 Bishop St. , Pajaro
Ronbo76, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weeks,William Henry
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Porter,John Thomas
Area of Significance:
Economics, Asian, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rancho San Lucas (added 1991 - - #91000530)
Also known as Trescony Ranch
1 3/4 mi. SW of jct. of Paris Valley Rd. and Rancho San Lucas entry rd. , San Lucas
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Trescony,Alberto
Significant Year:
1876, 1865
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Outdoor Recreation
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