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240 Church Street: Salinas: 1937 courthouse significant as an example of WPA Moderne architecture and the collaboration of architect Robert Stanton and artist Jo Mora. [45] 34: Monterey County Jail: Monterey County Jail
Monterey County Court House (1878) The first Monterey County Court House was built in 1878, designed by Jacob Lenez, Jr., which was a brick Victorian building. The courthouse remained in use until 1937, when it was demolished. Today a courtyard, lily pond, and commemorative sculpture occupy the site. [2] [3] [4]
Monterey County (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ə ˈ r eɪ / ⓘ MON-tə-RAY), officially the County of Monterey, is a county located on the Pacific coast in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 439,035. [5] The county's largest city and county seat is Salinas. [6] Monterey County comprises the Salinas, California ...
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The Monterey County Jail is a jail in Salinas, California, United States.Built in 1931, [2] [3] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]Cesar Chavez was imprisoned at the jail, raising national attention for the Salinas Valley lettuce boycott and affirming the legal use of boycotts as an organizing model.
[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] Peter Krough's daughter Olga E. Krough (1899-1990), knew Steinbeck when they were both children. She lived at 146 Central Avenue ...
The New Republic post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Santa Rita in 1874, and closed permanently in 1907. [2] The town was also called Pinecate from nearby Pinecate Peak, and Sotoville in honor of Soto. [2] It was formerly known as "New Republic", "Sotoville", and "Pinecate". [2] Santa Rita was annexed by Salinas in 1975.
Chateau Coralini (also known as Rancho Las Palmas or Hiram Corey house) The Rancho Las Palmas estate was part of the original 8,446-acre (34.18 km 2) Rancho Buena Vista, Spanish land concession in the Salinas Valley, in present day Monterey County, California that was given in 1795 to José Maria Soberanes (1753-1803) and Joaquin Castro.