National Register of Historic Places - California (CA), Monterey County

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