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| Landmark #532 | Monterey County | Visited: January 17, 2015 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | A refurbished general store in Monterey State Historic Park! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: In the 1850s this building was a general merchandise store operated by Joseph Boston & Co. In later years it was called Casa de Oro because of the unverified story that it had been a gold depository.
OTHER TIDBITS: This building was built by Thomas O. Larkin, first, and last, US ambassador to California! While it may not have contained miners’ gold, it definitely did have California’s first iron safe! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Monterey State Historic Park SW corner of Olivier and Scott Monterey, CA 93940 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~320mi (515km) — 5.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Store hours are from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM, Thursday through Sunday! |
