Architecture: Monterey

			MONTEREY
	Amaze clients and customers with your architectural expertise about dozens of residential housing styles. Architecture Index Residential Art Deco California Bungalow Cape Cod Colonial Contemporary Craftsman Creole Dutch Colonial Federal French Provincial Georgian Gothic Revival Greek Revival International Italianate Monterey National Neoclassical Prairie Pueblo Queen Anne Ranch Regency Saltbox Second Empire Shed Shingle Shotgun Spanish Eclectic Split Level Stick Tudor Victorian Home features Arches Columns Dormers Roofs Windows Interior Details Classic Molding		Monterey--This style emerged in 1853 when Boston merchant Thomas Larkin relocated to Monterey, Calif. The style updates Larkin's vision of a New England Colonial with an Adobe brick exterior. The Adobe reflected an element of Spanish Colonial houses common in the Monterey area at the time. Later Monterey versions merged Spanish Eclectic with Colonial Revival styles to greater or lesser extents. Larkin's design also established a defining feature of Montereys: a second-floor with a balcony. At the time one-story homes dominated the Bay Area. In today's Montereys, balcony railings are typically styled in iron or wood; roofs are low pitched or gabled and covered with shingles--variants sometimes feature tiles--and exterior walls are constructed in stucco, brick, or wood. To learn more about this style, read Architecture Coach: Houses That Say Olé .