Built 1904 NRHP Reference # 86002401 Area 400 m² | Built by Hovey,C.E. Opened 1904 Added to NRHP 11 September 1986 | |
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Location 581 Pine Ave., Pacific Grove, California Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture | ||
The Frank LaVerne Buck House, located at 581 Pine Ave. in Pacific Grove, California, is a historic house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also known as the Pacific Grove Inn, it was built in 1904.
It was the home of Frank LaVerne Buck (1849-1931) who was a businessman and city civic leader. The home is historically important as the only known surviving example of work of local architect Robert C. Gass, and it is one of only a few well-preserved Victorian houses in Pacific Grove. The front staircase and other woodwork in the house was completed by carpenter C.E. Hovey who is known for craftsmanship in the area. Among its prominent exterior components is the fenestration, which features leaded glass and Palladian windows.
Built at the junction of Pine and Forest Avenues for a native Midwestern businessman who was involved in the dairy and egg businesses, the house is a prominent component of its neighborhood's built environment. As a large building constructed in a combination of the Colonial Revival and the late Queen Anne styles, it dominates both Pine and Forest.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 2013, the building was a bed and breakfast with 16 rooms. Today it is closed due to not paying rent.