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Welcome...
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...to the walking tour of Monterey's treasured adobes.
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Royal Presidio Chapel: The oldest structure in Monterey, the Royal Presidio Chapel was constructed by the Spanish Government in 1794 and has been in continuous operation ever since. In 1961, the Chapel was designated a Registered National Historical Landmark.
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Robert Louis Stevenson House: The original portion of this building dates from the late 1830s of the Mexican period. In 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson found shelter here when spare rooms were rented out to boarders. [Closed for restoration and renovation.]
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Cooper Molera: A National Trust Building run by the State of California, Cooper-Molera tells the story of the Cooper Family through three generations. Constructed from 1827 to 1900, the adobe is now the site of an historic garden, carriage display, visitor center and gift shop.
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Sherman's Quarters on Calle Principale
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Larkin House: Started in 1834 by Thomas Oliver Larkin, a New England merchant who settled in Monterey in 1832, the Larkin House is considered by many to be the finest example of the Monterey Colonial style of architecture. Larkin adapted traditional Eastern and Southern architectural forms to the available materials, namely redwood and adobe, and created not only this lovely building, but also a new style of arhitecture. In 1844, Larkin was appointed U.S. consul to Mexico in Monterey, and this adobe served as the consulate headquarters.
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Colton Hall: Site of the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. Forty-eight delegates from all parts of California met here to write the Constitution of California. This fine structure had been built under the direction of the Reverend Walter Colton, a chaplain in the United States Navy and Monterey's first American Alcalade.
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Casa Soberanes
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California's First Theatre: This unique structure was built in the 1840s by Jack Swan, an English sailor who decided to stay in Montery. Swan constructed the building as a saloon with adjoining apartments. There were four two-room apartments, each with outside east and west doors, and a back room fireplace. The apartments were separated by partitions that could be raised and lowered as needed. Swan allowed soldiers from the New York Volunteers, assigned to Monterey, to put on plays in the building, hence the name.
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Whaling Station
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First Brick House
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Custom House: In 1822, the Mexican government opened the port of Monterey to foreign trade. Following the payment of custom duties here, needed goods from the United States, England and South America were traded for cowhides, tallow and other locally produced items. On July 7, 1846, at this same site, the American flag was officially raised by Commodore John Drake Sloart and a proclamation was issued that stated, "henceforth California will be a portion of the United States."
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Pacific House: Originally built for the storage of U.S. Military supplies in 1847, this adobe building has seen many uses. It has been a hotel, housed County offices, law offices, a church, a ballroom, a newspaper and several other activities. Today it functions as a history museum, featuring various historical periods in California's past.
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