{"nrhp_refnum":"80000822","name":"Gosby House Inn","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"643 Lighthouse Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pacific Grove","county":"Monterey County","state":"CA","lat":36.621926862000066,"lon":-121.91918475699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood frame inn at 643 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, built in 1887 by J. F. Gosbey as a boarding house and home and later remodeled in Queen Anne style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a fine example of stylistic change from a simple stick-style structure to Queen Anne without losing the original scale. It is also tied to Pacific Grove's growth from a Methodist retreat into a tourist community. It has served as lodging since it was built.","narrative":"Gosby House Inn is a two-story redwood-clad frame building at 643 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove. J. F. Gosbey, the town's first shoe dealer, built it in 1887 as a boarding house and home, choosing a site across from the First Methodist Church to attract visitors to the Methodist retreat grounds. Originally a plain stick-style building, it was remodeled in the mid-1890s into the Queen Anne style, gaining a turreted entry, angled bays, sawn and turned trim, and stained glass windows, while keeping much of the earlier detailing. A rear addition was made in the 1890s and a small one in 1979. The building has operated as lodging since it was built, at times under the name El Carmelo Hotel and later as rooms and apartments. After a recent rehabilitation it again operates as a bed and breakfast inn. It reflects Pacific Grove's change from camp meeting ground to tourist community.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"J. F. Gosbey","architectural_style":"Queen Anne (evolved from vernacular western stick style)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in continuous use as a hostelry; recently rehabilitated and operated as a bed and breakfast inn.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.350229-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/80000822.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000822/9584b28e7a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000822/9584b28e7a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jeffrey Beall","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:649_Lighthouse_Avenue.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Beall</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:649_Lighthouse_Avenue.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859921","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosby_House_Inn","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110831232"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/monterey-county/gosby-house-inn-80000822/"}