Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #41: C.A. Towne 1904

211 14th Street

Between Laurel Avenue and Lighthouse Avenue
2 beds, 2 baths, 1,279 SF on a 1,800 SF lot
Built, 1900
Last sold, 1988

This Craftsman bungalow sits half a block uphill from Lighthouse Avenue, near its transition from district to corridor, where streetcar access and the canneries made the location a target for neighborhood in-fill.

The home exterior uses wood shingle siding, broad eaves, and a low roofline to give the house its most distinctive features: exposed roof framing, restrained detailing, and a solid, grounded presence.

The front porch is organized as a three-arch arcade spanning the façade. Those arches create a covered outdoor room at the entry, with the porch floor slightly lifted above the sidewalk and a short stair leading up from the street.

The repeated arches, the deep shadow line, and the long horizontal porch edge make the front elevation feel structured around that space.

Three Things I Love About the Home

1. The Arcade: the home’s signature architectural feature, and the only rounded one.

2. The Courtyard: Open air on an otherwise dense lot, with the hedge as divider.

3. The Detached Garage: Parking, storage and matching forest green paint.