Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #18: Catherine Brown, 1903

by Matthew Tanzer

410 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove

Corner of Lighthouse Avenue and 11th Street
3 beds, 3 baths, 2,220 SF on a 6,873 SF lot
Built, 1915
Last sold, 1991

During PG’s “Comes of Age” era (1903-1926), the town’s population nearly tripled, fueled by the Cannery boom in Monterey. As a result, the town extended and filled in its street grid. Meanwhile, builders constructed more permanent homes along the Lighthouse corridor to Monterey, including this corner Craftsman bungalow.

The bungalow’s simple, functional elements sustain year-round living and protect the home from fog, wind, and salt exposure: eaves for weather protection, horizontal lines for stability.

For downtown, this is a large, deep lot, offering a huge back yard with space for multiple stations: a patio with deck chairs, paved walkways, shrubs, planters, all enclosed by a white picket fence and framed by shrubs over a low stone wall.

3 Things I Love About the Home

1. The Lighthouse corridor
The location is walkable to downtown PG and immediate access to Monterey via David Avenue, while still being just a few blocks back from the coast.

2. The large corner lot
Enough space for a big house and a great yard and a two-car garage (plus street parking on Lighthouse or 11th)

3. The entryway
Features a distinctive brick staircase leading to a covered porch and a wall-spanning bow window, flooding the entry with light.