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Casa Amesti
516 Polk St.,
Monterey
California
USA
93940
831-372-2608
Type: Museum
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Monterey
California
USA
93940
831-372-2608
Type: Museum
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Jose Amesti, a Spanish Basque, came to Monterey at the age of 30; in 1822, he married Prudenciana Vallejo, daughter of Don Jose Vallejo. In 1833, Amesti received the grant for a town lot, and began building a single story adobe home in the traditional style. As his wealth increased, he added on to the original adobe; construction continued into the 1850s.
In 1918, the crumbling Casa Amesti was purchased by Frances Elkins for $5000. An interior designer, Elkins called upon her brother, architect David Adler, to help her restore the building, adding bathrooms, central heating, a pair of solaria, and a lovely garden with a greenhouse. The guest bedroom Elkins decorated for her brother, off the second-story living room, was particularly comfortable and cozy.
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