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Larkin House

 
 
Larkin House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 23, 2010
1. Larkin House Marker
Inscription.
Larkin House, American Consulate 1844-1846. Built in 1835 by Thomas Oliver Larkin, only U.S. Consul to California.
Monterey History & Art Assn.
Courtesy Thomson J. Hudson Memorial Fund

 
Erected by Monterey History and Art Association. (Marker Number 106.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitecturePeace. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
 
Location. 36° 35.88′ N, 121° 53.765′ W. Marker is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County. Marker is on Calle Principal near Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 464 Calle Principal, Monterey CA 93940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Quarters of General William Tecumseh Sherman (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Larkin House (a few steps from this marker); 19th Century Sailing Ship's Anchor (a few steps from this marker); House of Four Winds (within shouting distance of this marker); Chestnut Tree (within shouting distance of
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this marker); Roger Stanley Fitch (within shouting distance of this marker); Casa Amesti (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon Tree (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monterey.
 
Regarding Larkin House. In 1933 this was designated California Historical Landmark No. 106 - Larkin House - “The adobe-and-wood Larkin House was built in 1835 by Thomas Oliver Larkin, a Yankee merchant who came to California in April 1832. Since Larkin was the only U.S. consul to California under Mexican rule, his home became the American consulate from 1844 to 1846, and it was also used as military headquarters by Kearny, Mason, and Sherman.”
 
Also see . . .
1. Larkin House. The California Department of Parks and Recreation's history of the Larkin House. (Submitted on July 24, 2010.) 

2. Larkin House, 464 Calle Principal. The Historic American Building Survey record. Includes extensive notes. (Submitted on July 24, 2010.) 

3. Thomas O. Larkin. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on September 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Larkin House Marker - North Face (with Sherman's Quarters in background) image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 23, 2010
2. Larkin House Marker - North Face (with Sherman's Quarters in background)
National Historic Landmark image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 23, 2010
3. National Historic Landmark
This marker is located in the Larkin House's garden.
Larkin House - pre-1900 image. Click for full size.
unknown, image courtesy of the Historic American Building Survey
4. Larkin House - pre-1900
From the HABS statement of architectural and historical significance: The Larkin House, built between 1834 and 1837, was Monterey's first recorded two-story adobe. The monument is significant as a record of the period of the Mexican capitol of Alta California, as well as the transitional period of development of Monterey as an American Community. It was the home of Thomas Oliver Larkin, the most important American residing in California during the late Mexican and early American periods.
Thomas O. Larkin image. Click for full size.
Photographed By 2, unknown
5. Thomas O. Larkin
The Larkin House in 1936 - image courtesy Historic American Buildings Survey image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Robert W. Kerrigan, May 13, 1936
6. The Larkin House in 1936 - image courtesy Historic American Buildings Survey
Note the marker in the left of the picture, of the same type (and probably text) of the current marker.
The Larkin House in 2010 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 23, 2010
7. The Larkin House in 2010
The marker is at far left. The Larkin House is part of Monterey State Historic Park.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,357 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.   5. submitted on September 9, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   6, 7. submitted on July 24, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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