7/29/2023

7/29/2023

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Monterey State Historic Park, Custom House Plaza, Monterey
  • Plaque:
    None
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    5/17/2007
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    7/29/2023
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 36 36.160, W 121 53.617

About this landmark

From the state:

Originally built as a hotel between 1835 and 1847 by James McKinley, the building was known as the Pacific House in 1850, when it housed a public tavern. In later years law offices, a newspaper, small stores, and a ballroom occupied the premises. In 1880 David Jacks bought the property, and in 1954 Miss Margaret Jacks made a gift of the building to the State of California.