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Colton Hall is a government building and museum in Monterey, California, United States. It was built in 1847–49 by Walter Colton , who arrived in Monterey as the chaplain on Commodore Robert F. Stockton 's vessel.
Walter Colton has been inducted into the California Newspaper Hall of Fame. His book, Three years in California, is regarded as a principal description of California before the California Gold Rush. Colton Hall, now preserved as a museum, was the site of the 1849 California Constitutional Convention. For a time it served as a grade school.
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Colton Hall. In 1849, the California constitution was drafted in both English and Spanish in this building. In 1850 California became the thirty-first state of America. San Jose was then elected as the seat of California state government, ending Monterey's years as California's capital.
Colton Hall, [32] built in 1849 by Walter Colton, originally served as both a public school and a government meeting place. Monterey hosted California's first constitutional convention in 1849, which composed the documents necessary to apply to the United States for statehood. Today Colton Hall houses a small museum, while adjacent buildings ...
California State Indian Museum; Camp San Luis Obispo; Campbell Historical Museum; Carpinteria Valley Museum of History; Catalina Casino; Lompoc Museum; César E. Chávez National Monument; Chinese American Museum; Clarke Historical Museum; Colton Carnegie Library; Colton Hall; Columbia Memorial Space Center; Community Memorial Museum of Sutter ...
The Vásquez House on Dutra Street is located directly across the street from Colton Hall at 570 Pacific Street and near the old county jail. Colton Hall is a government building and museum. It was the site of California's first constitutional convention in 1849. [5]
Greene found more desirable land for the new school which the city had wanted to build on the site of Colton Hall and organized a public subscription to raise money for its purchase. [7] [2] Six years later, Greene helped to rescue and preserve the remains of the historic Vizcaíno-Serra Oak. In 1903 the huge centuries-old tree was damaged by ...