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230 6th St, at Laurel Ave
Duplex, 6 beds, 6 baths, 5,476 SF on a 7,200 SF lot
Built, 1893
National Register of Historic Places, 1980
Last sold, 2018
This Queen Anne-style Victorian was the home of Pacific Grove’s first mayor, Dr. Oliver Smith Trimmer, who also kept an active medical practice in the home.
More significantly from an architectural standpoint, according to its 1980 NRHP nomination, “Trimmer Hill has undergone no major alterations in its long and venerable history, thereby providing the community with an invaluable example of last century’s architecture and a direct link with an individual of major importance in the history and development of the area.”
Three things I love about the home:
1. The home is in an incredible location within PG’s First Addition, one long block from Lighthouse Avenue. Despite its proximity to downtown amenities, the lot is elevated up a hill, providing both views and privacy. It’s easy to see why you’d build here.
For downtown PG, this is also a pretty large lot.
2. The Queen Anne style reminds me of New England, which is very typical of PG. This home has multiple arched ceilings and an ornate but kind of precious design, like a dollhouse.
There are tons of intricate details that appear are misfit up close but blend together from the street.
3. The design has so many great anachronistic flourishes.
Dramatic gables with sharp corners and tricolor eaves; matching monumental chimneys and a medieval-looking turret, stained glass panels on the front and side windows; wood shingles on the gable wall creating a multi-layered texture, with matching window covers.
