Larkin House, 464 Calle Principal, Monterey, Monterey County, CA

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 in 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.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-76
Survey number: HABS CA-128
Building/structure dates: ca. 1837 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1905
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000215