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Krough House
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National Register of Historic Places

Krough House

On the National Register since 198244 years
Queen AnneListed 1982Salinas
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Krough House

Krough House, at 146 Central Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 18, 1982. It was among the first 3 of Salinas’s 9 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 140 other California listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isOne of four surviving examples of the Queen Anne houses that characterized Central Avenue in the 1890s. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 31 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

146 Central Ave., Salinas · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Krough HouseStart here
  2. 2B. V. Sargent HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Sheriff William Joseph Nesbitt HouseVernacular · next door
  4. 4John Steinbeck HouseLate Victorian · Built 1897 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Monterey County Court HouseModerne: Depression · 0.2 mi on
Around it

4 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BMonterey County JailLate Gothic Revival0.2 miBRepublic CafeSpanish Colonial Revival with Chinese influence · Built 19420.5 miBSamuel M. Black HouseQueen Anne0.6 miBBoronda, Jose Eusebio, AdobeBuilding2 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

John Steinbeck HouseBuilt 1897 · 0.1 mi away
Samuel M. Black House0.6 mi away
Rancho Las Palmas3.9 mi away
Lou Ellen Parmelee House14.3 mi away

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Questions about Krough House

Is Krough House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 18, 1982 (Register number 82002209).

Is Krough House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; California has 141 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Anza House, 13.4 miles away.

Can you visit Krough House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Krough House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 123859928 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.