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California's only surviving presidio chapel and Monterey's only surviving 18th-century building, dating to 1794. [63] Also known as the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo. 50: St. John's Chapel, Del Monte: St. John's Chapel, Del Monte: October 21, 2020 : 1490 Mark Thomas Dr.
Monterey State Historic Park is a historic state park in Monterey, California. It includes part or all of the Monterey Old Town Historic District , a historic district that includes 17 contributing buildings and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
Location in the Monterey Peninsula The Governor Alvarado House also known as the Alvarado House, is a historic adobe and wood building in Monterey, California , United States. It was built as a lodging house for Juan Bautista Alvarado , the Governor of Alta California from December 20, 1836, to December 20, 1842.
The Presidio of Monterrey". Volume II, plate V from: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, established in 1770, was the headquarters of the Californian mission system from 1797 until 1833.
Free to the public, it houses thousands of artifacts. It includes permanent exhibits on the 1935 USS Macon disaster off Point Sur, the Ohlone and Rumsien tribes that once lived in the area, the Spanish exploration of the California coast and the Monterey sardine industry. [1] It is operated by the Monterey History and Art Association. [2]
The land was once a valley in the Monterey Hills before it was filled with dirt from neighboring development, said Marcos Aguilar, who co-founded the school with his wife, Minnie Ferguson.
Stevenson House kiosk provided by Monterey State Historic Park. The original adobe was built circa 1836 by Don Rafael Gonzalez, who was the customs administrator at the Port of Monterey. [4] Some of the walls are of chalk rock, which was laid up in mud mortar. Other walls are of wood frame. The exterior walls are plastered with limestone mortar.
Graves of the Rumsen who died at Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo. During the era of Spanish missions in California, the Rumsen people's lives changed when the Spaniards came from the south to build the Mission San Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo and the Monterey Presidio in their territory. Many were baptized between 1771 and 1808.