Larkin House

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location= 464 Calle Principale, Monterey, California
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 35
lat_seconds = 53
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 121
long_minutes = 53
long_seconds = 42
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
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built =1835
architect= Thomas O. Larkin
architecture= Colonial
designated_nhl = December 19, 1960cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=120&ResourceType=Building |title=Larkin House |accessdate=2008-07-14|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=66000215

The Larkin House, located at 464 Calle Principale, Monterey, California was built in 1835 by Thomas O. Larkin. It is claimed that the house was the first two story house in all of California, and that it was the first house with a fireplace in Monterey. The design combined Spanish building methods with New England architectural features and originated the popular Monterey Colonial style of architecture. It is a National Historic Landmark.

History

In 1832 Thomas O. Larkin, the half brother of John Rogers Cooper, joined his brother in business. Larkin became the most influential American in Monterey. He served as the first and only United States consul to Mexico in Monterey. Monterey expanded beyond the old Spanish Presidio walls. Many leading citizens built their large houses using white wash, sun dried adobe bricks.

It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and is part of the larger Monterey State Historic Park which is itself designated a National Historic Landmark District.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000215.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Larkin House] |32 KB|date=September 22, 1976 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000215.pdf "Accompanying four photos from 1958, 1968, and 1975"] |32 KB]

References

External links

* [http://www.historicmonterey.org/?p=larkin_house Official Site]
* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=960 CA State Parks site]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ca0394 Larkin House, 464 Calle Principal, Monterey, Monterey County, CA: 13 photos, 15 drawings, 7 data pages and supplemental material] , at Historic American Building Survey