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| Cooper Molera Adobe | |
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 Seen from the Monterey Transit Plaza | |
| Location | 506 Munras Ave, Monterey, California 93940 |
| Coordinates | 36°35′51″N 121°53′41″W / 36.597393°N 121.894850°W / 36.597393; -121.894850 |
| Owner | National Trust for Historic Preservation |
| Website | https://coopermolera.org/ |
  Location of Cooper Molera Adobe in Monterey Peninsula | |
Once a part of the Monterey State Historic Park, the Cooper Molera Adobe property is now owned and managed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation http://coopermolera.org/
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The Cooper-Molera Adobe was built by John Bautista Rogers Cooper, a sailor, in 1823. He became a merchant and a prominent landowner in Monterey. Cooper's daughter Amelia married Eusebio Joseph Molera in 1875. The adobe house is a leading example of Spanish building style combined with New England architecture.[2]
The Cooper-Molera Adobe was featured in Bob Vila's A&E Network production Guide to Historic Homes of America.[3] In 2015, the exhibits and collections were reassessed in order to better illuminate the lives of the family who lived there. Through the historical collections inventory, the Cooper-Molera Adobe's holdings were identified and grouped in various categories. This process illuminated 2 activities that were of particular interest to the family: animal husbandry and farming (specifically artichoke growing).[4]
- ^ "Cooper-Molera Adobe". California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ "Cooper-Molera Adobe". California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ Bob Vila (1996). "Guide to Historic Homes of America". A&E Network.
- ^ "It's In the Details: Discovering the Full Potential of a Historic Site's Museum Collections". Preservation Leadership Forum. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2016-02-01.