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[[File:AdobeNorthWingEdit2808.jpg|thumb|Monterey Colonial style house at Rancho Petaluma Adobe]]
'''Monterey Colonial''' is an [[architectural style]] developed in [[Alta California]] (today's US state of California when under [[Mexico|Mexican]] rule). Although usually categorized as a sub-style of Spanish Colonial style, the Monterey style is native to the post-colonial Mexican era of Alta California. Creators of the Monterey style were mostly recent immigrants from New England states of the US, who brought familiar vernacular building styles and methods with them to California.

The style is characterized by two stories, continuous surrounding [[porch]]es on both levels, and a [[hip roof]], often created by adding a framed upper level over existing [[adobe]] walls on the lower level. The first known example of the style is the [[Larkin House]] in [[Monterey, California]], built by [[Thomas O. Larkin]] in 1835. The largest example of the style is the [[Rancho Petaluma Adobe]], begun by [[Mariano Vallejo]] in [[Petaluma, California]] in 1836.

Revivals of the style have been popular in the 20th century, substituting wood framing or brick for adobe. Other common variations use gable-end roofs and second-story-only covered porches. Monterey Colonial is one of the historical styles recognized (though not encouraged for new construction) by the architectural design guidelines of [[Santa Barbara, California]].<ref>[http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=17290 Guidelines: El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District]</ref>

==Examples==
*[[Larkin House]], in [[Monterey, California]], a U.S. [[National Historic Landmark]]<ref name="nrhpinv2">{{citation|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Larkin House|url={{NHLS url|id=66000215}} |format=pdf|date=September 22, 1976 |author=James Dillon |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=66000215|title=''Accompanying four photos from 1958, 1968, and 1975''|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(32&nbsp;KB)}}</ref>
*[[Mary C. W. Black Studio House]], in Monterey, California, one of few residential examples of the style in Monterey
*[[Jose Maria Alviso Adobe]], in [[Milpitas, California]]
*[[Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe]] in [[Salinas, California]], built in 1846
*[[Castro Adobe]], formerly [[Rancho San Andres]] near [[Watsonville, California]], built in 1848-49
* Vicente Martinez Adobe, [[Martinez, California]], built in 1849<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0122/ Vicente Martinez Adobe]</ref>
* [[José Castro House]] in San Juan Bautista, built in 1840.

==See also==
* [[Spanish Colonial architecture]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{HABS |survey=CA-128 |id=ca0394 |title=Larkin House, 464 Calle Principal, Monterey, Monterey County, CA |photos=13 |dwgs=16 |data=7 |supp=yes}}

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