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CHL No. 136 First Theater in California - Monterey

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NO. 136 FIRST THEATER IN CALIFORNIA - This building was built about 1844 as a sailor's lodging house by Jack Swan. In 1848 it was commandeered by a group of mustered-out soldiers of Colonel Stevenson's regiment of New Yorkers looking for a place to put on plays and comedies. The theater afterward served as a whaling station, a lookout station having been added to the roof.

Location

SW corner of Scott and Pacific Sts, Monterey
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External Links:

California's First Theatre Historic Buildings - California's First Theatre
CHL #136 - First Theater in California