PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes: 1-50   #1: Trimmer Hill, 230 6th Street #2: The Gosby House Inn, 643 Lighthouse Avenue #3: 605 Pine Avenue #4: The Butterfly House, 309 9th Street #5: Margaret Lawrey 1887, 592 Central Avenue #6: Captain’s Castle, 106 7th Street #7: 178 Central Avenue #8: Dr. Andrew J. Hart 1894, 649 Lighthouse Avenue #9: Frank Clark […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #50: Lena F. Lofland 1909 420 Forest Avenue Corner of Forest Avenue and Spruce Avenue 3 beds, 3 baths, 2,658 SF on a 7,200 SF lot Built, 1910 Last sold, 1985       This Victorian-influenced Craftsman cottage has the kind of street exposure that gives it an immediate public identity: it is easy to find and easy to recognize, […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #49: 308 Fountain Avenue 308 Fountain Avenue Between Laurel Avenue and Pine Avenue 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,520 SF on a 3,800 SF lot Built, 1900 Last sold, 2023 It began as a compact, one-story house with a simple rectangular shape, an open front porch, and a modest early-20th-century domestic character. What followed was not a light update but […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #48: 468 Pine Avenue 468 Pine Avenue Corner of 12th Street to Corner of 13th Street Medical facility on a 15,912 lot Built, 1902 Last sold, 2024   In 1901, Cleveland banker J. J. Osborne bought one of Pine Avenue’s most prominent lots and commissioned architect William H. Weeks to design a Queen Anne mansion that would stand out. […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #47: 410 Pine Avenue 410 Pine Avenue Corner of Pine Avenue and 11th Street Triplex: 7 bathrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,528 SF on a 3,598 SF lot Built, 1929 Last sold, 2022     Pine Avenue gives this English Revival Manor a fantastic showcase for its walled front court, which leads from the sidewalk to the entry through a tight […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #46: Mrs. Charlotte Saal 316 8th Street Between Laurel Avenue and Pine Avenue 2 beds, 1 bath, 683 SF on Built, 1889 Last sold, 2013   This folk Victorian cottage was constructed as part of the infill accompanying the town’s incorporation, when the block was filling in with small wood-frame houses. Long ownership tenures have left a quiet imprint: […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #45: Merle F. Harper 1926 402 4th Street Corner of 4th Street and Pine Avenue 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,395 SF on a 8,036 SF lot Built, 1926 Last sold, 2023     Pine Avenue is a broad boulevard lined with massive palms and mature Monterey pines, stretching east-to-west across downtown and past Washington Park.     This corridor includes […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #44: 189 Pine Avenue 189 Pine Avenue Corner of Pine Avenue and Eardley Avenue 5 beds, 3 baths, 2,239 SF on a 10,200 SF lot Built 1930 Last sold, 2023       This Spanish Revival cottage sits on a deep, wedge-shaped lot near the town’s eastern boundary, facing Monterey with an expansive, elevated bay view.       […]
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Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #43: Mrs. H. M. Wynnham 1885 480 & 482 Laurel Avenue Corner of Laurel Avenue and 13th Street Duplex; 4 beds, 2 baths, 1,669 SF on a 3,614 SF lot Built, 1959 Last sold, 1999   One side holds the historical marker and the other side holds the primary legal address, joined in a single attached building on one parcel.   […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove City of Homes, #42: 403 Lighthouse Avenue 403 Lighthouse Avenue Corner of Lighthouse Avenue and Monterey Avenue 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 3,000 SF on a 6,134 SF lot Built, 1932 Last sold, 2001     At the street, the raised front wall and dense planting hold most of the garden out of view.     The garden sits below the house near […]
Pacific Grove 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 […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes: 1-40   #1: Trimmer Hill, 230 6th Street #2: The Gosby House Inn, 643 Lighthouse Avenue #3: 605 Pine Avenue #4: The Butterfly House, 309 9th Street #5: Margaret Lawrey 1887, 592 Central Avenue #6: Captain’s Castle, 106 7th Street #7: 178 Central Avenue #8: Dr. Andrew J. Hart 1894, 649 Lighthouse Avenue #9: Frank Clark […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #40: Mrs. C.B. Sillman 1894 162 Pacific Avenue Between 20th Street and Grove Street 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,395 SF on a 7,601 SF lot Built, 1894 Last sold, 2018     This Victorian with Queen Anne influences is one of the larger early survivors among the first wave of permanent homes, and its scale still stands out among its […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #39: Mrs. B.L. Hollenbeck 1888 118 Caledonia Avenue Between Central Avenue and Union Street 4 beds, 3.5 baths, 2,300 SF on a 3,037 SF lot Built, 1880 Last sold, 2008     The Caledonia homes encircling the park have Retreat-era lot patterns, visible in their spacing, setbacks, and impressive front yards. This Folk Victorian-influenced vernacular home is the second built […]
PG, City of Homes Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #38: Margaret Gholz 1921 381 Laurel Avenue Corner of Laurel Avenue and 10th Street 2 beds, 2 baths, 1,535 SF on a 3,561 SF lot Built, 1925 Last sold, 2021     This Spanish Colonial Revival somehow feels built into (and not atop) its raised site, like the home was part of the hillside.     White stucco walls and […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #37: F. Applewood 1885 106 19th Street Between Pacific Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,195 SF on a 2,000 SF lot Built, 1890 Last sold, 2024     One of the oldest surviving homes on its block, this Folk Victorian cottage faces Lover’s Point from a street-to-street lot behind Caledonia Park. Its central location places […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes #36: 615 Ocean View Boulevard 615 Ocean View Boulevard Corner of Ocean View and 17th Street 3 beds, 1.5 baths, 1,585 SF on a 3,291 SF lot Built, 1915 Last sold, 1973 This updated vernacular cottage enjoys a rare front-row position where Ocean View bends towards the coast and Lover’s Point Park, creating open corridors facing both directions.     […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes #35: 215 9th Street 215 9th Street Between Laurel Avenue and Lighthouse Avenue 2 beds, 1 bath, 627 SF on a 1,799 SF lot Built, 1900 Last sold, 2024     This vernacular bungalow is one of the street’s oldest surviving homes, built just before the explosive growth along Lighthouse Avenue.     Its value comes through that survival: […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes #34: 226 Laurel Avenue 226 Laurel Avenue Between 3rd Street and 2nd Street 3 beds, 2 baths, 2,192 SF on a 12,197 SF lot Built, 1936 Last sold, 1986     Mature trees cover much of the façade so that, from the street, you see only glimpses of the home. It’s hard to hide a house this size, and […]
Pacific Grove Pacific Grove, City of Homes, #33: 211 3rd Street 211 3rd Street Between Lighthouse Avenue and Laurel Avenue 3 beds, 4.5 baths, 3,888 SF on a 15,839 SF lot Built, 1900 Last sold, 1998     From its bay-facing perch, this stately Colonial Revival has an air of shrouded mystery that’s echoed in the public records, which split at the most basic level: the […]