{"nrhp_refnum":"86002401","name":"Buck, Frank LaVerne, House","other_names":["The Pacific Grove Inn"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"581 Pine Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pacific Grove","county":"Monterey County","state":"CA","lat":36.61876911300004,"lon":-121.91889337199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-09-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half storey redwood-framed Queen Anne house with Colonial Revival detailing at 581 Pine Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, built in 1904 for businessman Frank LaVerne Buck and now used as the Pacific Grove Inn.","why_significant":"The house is the only identified work of local architect Robert C. Gass and shows the craftsmanship of builder C.E. Hovey. It is one of fewer than a dozen substantial, largely unaltered Victorian residences left in Pacific Grove. It is also tied to Frank L. Buck, a businessman, civic leader and city official important to the town's early 20th-century development.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at the corner of Pine and Forest Avenues in Pacific Grove, this two-and-a-half storey redwood house combines Queen Anne massing with Colonial Revival details. An octagonal corner tower with a witch's cap, Palladian windows in the main gables, and leaded glass in diamond patterns mark the exterior. Inside, the golden oak entrance hall and staircase survive. Architect Robert C. Gass designed it, and carpenter C.E. Hovey executed the woodwork; it is Gass's only identified work. Frank LaVerne Buck, who commissioned it, was a hardware and lumber merchant, the first president of the Pacific Grove Board of Trade, and later a city council member. Aluminum siding added in the 1960s was removed during a rehabilitation that restored the original narrow clapboard and belt courses. The house is one of fewer than a dozen substantial, largely unaltered Victorian residences left in the city. Its conversion to a bed and breakfast also prompted a change to the city's ordinance on such uses.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"C.E. Hovey/Robert C. Gass","architectural_style":"Queen Anne with Colonial Revival detailing","criteria":["A","B","C","D"],"status_note":"Occupied and in commercial use as a bed and breakfast inn; the exterior was rehabilitated and the condition is described as excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.330923-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/86002401.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002401/d31dcf696b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86002401/d31dcf696b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jeffrey Beall","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_LaVerne_Buck_House.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:Frank_LaVerne_Buck_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859899","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_LaVerne_Buck_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14681988"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/monterey-county/buck-frank-laverne-house-86002401/"}