Built by Lawrence Case Area 6,500 m² | NRHP Reference # 89002117 Added to NRHP 28 December 1989 | |
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Location 16250 Greenwood Ln., Monte Sereno, California Architectural style Modern Movement, Ranch Style Similar Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios Hollywood, Guardians of the Galaxy, Yosemite National Park, Disney California Adventure | ||
The John Steinbeck House at 16250 Greenwood Lane in Monte Sereno, California, was the home of author John Steinbeck from 1936 to 1938. The house was built in 1936 for Steinbeck and his wife, Carol. While living in the house, Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath and completed Of Mice and Men. The Steinbecks added a guest house to the property after the house's completion; renowned actors, literary agents, and friends of the Steinbecks stayed in the guest house while visiting the couple. In 1938, the Steinbecks left the house, as they felt that its location was no longer as secluded as it had been two years earlier.
The John Steinbeck House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 1989. Unlike Steinbeck's birthplace in Salinas, California, this house is now a private residence home and is closed to the public.