2/10/2002

8/24/2013

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Scott and Decatur Sts, Monterey
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    7/11/1995
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    10/1/2023
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 36 35.883, W 121 53.768
  • Other Designations:
    National Historic Landmark
    National Register of Historic Places

About this landmark

Plaque text:
This house was constructed in 1834 by Thomas Oliver Larkin, the only United States Consul in California under Mexican rule. It has been used as a private residence, the United States consulate, city hall, and served as headquarters of General Stephen W. Kearny and Colonel Richard B. Mason, United States military governors of California in 1846-1847.