Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #6: Captain’s Castle

106 7th Street

Between Ocean View Boulevard and Central Avenue
4 beds, 2 baths, 2,356 SF on a 5,602 SF lot
Built, 1918
Last sold, 2020

The Captain’s Castle evokes a medieval stronghold guarding the coast from invading navies, with its distinctive corner tower’s lookout offering a panoramic “bird’s eye” ocean view.

Built during Pacific Grove’s transition from religious retreat to secular resort destination, this home merges late Romanesque-influenced Victorian architecture with Craftsman interiors to create a unique Pacific fortress that looks centuries older than California itself.

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3 Things I Love About the Home

1. The Tower. It’s the first thing you notice about the home and its most distinctive feature. Based on its most recent listing, the lookout boasts incredible lofty oceanfront views.

2. The Castle theme in general. Beyond the square corner tower, other notable castle-like features include the home’s vertical orientation, stained glass windows, rooftop battlements and trim painted to look like medieval timber framing.

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3. The vertical orientation also maximizes the home’s footprint on a relatively compact lot and maximizes the lot’s key advantage, oceanfront views.

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