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The Steinbeck House is open as a restaurant for lunch and for tours during the summer on Sundays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. [4] [3] The National Steinbeck Center is located two blocks away at 1 Main Street. Sheriff William Nesbitt (1853-1933) lived in the house two blocks west of the Steinbecks' home, located at 66 Capitol Street. [5]
The John Steinbeck House at 16250 Greenwood Lane in Monte Sereno, California, was the home of author John Steinbeck from 1936 to 1938. The house was built in 1936, in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in what was then part of the town of Los Gatos, California, for Steinbeck and his wife, Carol.
Events and outreach programming makes up the bulk of the National Steinbeck Center's time, effort, and budget. The center plans and runs over 40 events a year. The major events the center is known for is the annual Steinbeck Festival, Steinbeck's Birthday Celebration, [4] the Steinbeck Young Authors Program, [5] and the Salinas Valley Comic Con ...
The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies houses the largest collection of Steinbeck-related materials in the world at over 50,000 items. [2] [12] [13] The archives contain manuscripts, letters, photographs, rare books, and memorabilia related to Steinbeck's career and personal life. It also holds significant secondary materials ...
John Steinbeck House (Salinas, California), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Monterey County, California Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title John Steinbeck House .
Longtime home of poet Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962), featuring a granite masonry house and 40-foot (12 m) tower he largely hand built beginning in 1919. [32] Now a non-profit historic attraction known as Tor House and Hawk Tower. [33] Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2024. 24: King City Joint Union High School Auditorium
Steinbeck House in downtown Salinas National Steinbeck Center, devoted to John Steinbeck. Monica Abbott, 2008 Olympic softball pitcher; Everett Alvarez Jr., U.S. Navy pilot and prisoner of war [72] Jodi Arias, convicted murderer [73] of Travis Alexander, was born in Salinas [74] Dustin Lance Black, Academy Award-winning screenwriter [75]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]