Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #28: The Daffodil House

132 Forest Avenue

Between 16th Street and 17th Street
3 beds, 2.5 baths, 2316 SF on 2385 SF lot
Built, 1989
Last sold, 2020

This Victorian Revival offers the best of both worlds: a modern home hidden behind a Victorian facade in the neighborhood with the greatest architectural fit.

Its Victorian character comes through in the three-story form, wood-frame construction, shingle roof, balcony, and overall effort to echo the proportions and style of older Retreat homes, built with modern materials and construction methods: modern framing and foundations, newer roofing systems and a more controlled interpretation of Victorian forms.

That balance of historic visual fidelity outside and modern convenience inside is likely why the Pacific Grove Heritage Society recognized this home’s design: it captures enough of the Victorian visual language to fit on of PG’s most core streets but the structure is still more structurally modern than the authentic homes it references.

Three Things I Love About the Home

1. The facade: The exterior honors and blends in with this original neighborhood’s many older homes and gets the details right.

2. The balconies: other addresses on this street feature front porches but this home has multiple front-facing perches overlooking the entire street. Enjoy unique ocean views from different heights and angles.

3. The Modern construction: No matter how much the home appears, the bones of this home are much newer and stronger than a 19th century build.