California. Department of Parks and Recreation. Larkin House (Monterey State Historic Park) Collection, 1832 - 1957 (bulk 1880 - 1920).

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California. Department of Parks and Recreation. Larkin House (Monterey State Historic Park) Collection, 1832 - 1957 (bulk 1880 - 1920).

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The Larkin House Collection consists of material connected with the Larkin House State Historic Monument in Monterey, California. In this historic adobe, decisions were made and actions taken that shaped the early history of the State of California. The collection, while not possessing a large group of Thomas O. Larkin manuscript documents like that held by the Bancroft Library, still contains good examples of documents and photographs associated with Larkin and his descendants.

17.98 cubic ft.; (18 boxes)

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California State ParksMonterey State Historic Park

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Cooper, John B. Rogers, 1791 - 1872.

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Larkin House State Historic Monument

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History of the Larkin House and Thomas O. Larkin The Larkin House is a reminder of the influence Thomas Oliver Larkin exerted not only on California's political history but also its secular architecture during the first half of the 19th century. In 1834, Larkin constructed one of the first two-story houses to be built in Monterey and one of the earliest examples of Monterey colonial architecture. It became known as the Larkin House adobe. Lar...

Larkin, Thomas Oliver, 1802-1858

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Thomas O. Larkin (1802-1858) was a merchant who settled in Monterey, California, who later became U.S. consul (1844-48) and served as a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. From the description of Letter from Thomas Oliver Larkin to Job Francis Dye and party, 1845 Aug. 10. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499643 Thomas O. Larkin, early California pioneer, arrived in California in 1832. Became succe...