Krough House

Krough House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Krough House 2013
Location of Krough House in California
Location	146 Central Ave., Salinas, California
Coordinates	36°40′36″N 121°39′36″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1900
Architectural style	Queen Anne
Restored	1979
Restored by	Belli & Christensen
NRHP reference No.	82002209[1]
Added to NRHP	January 18, 1982

Krough House is a historic Queen Anne style house located at 146 Central Avenue, Salinas, California. It is one of four surviving examples of the Queen Anne houses that characterized Central Avenue in the 1890s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 1982.[2]

History

Krough House, 146 Central Ave. (2022)

The Krough House is a one-story, wood-frame, single-family residence built in a Queen Anne style. It has redwood siding with a pitch gable roof covered with composition shingles. A small window appears just above two bay windows located at the front of the house. A staircase leads to a redwood paneled front door and porch. The rear of the house has a sun porch and rear entrance. The house has a small cellar with an entrance outside. In the 1890s, Central Avenue was a street of many Queen Anne houses. Today, the Krough House is one of only four of the houses remaining.[2][3]

The Krough House has had several owners; a major restoration of the house and landscaping took place in 1979.[2][4]

The house is named for the Krough family who were immigrants from Slesvig, Germany[5][2][6] who built the Krough House on 146 Central Avenue.[7]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Belli & Christensen. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Krough House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
3. "National Register of Historic Places in Monterey County". NoeHill Travels in California. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
4. "Once down-at-the-heel, Krough House is now a showplace". The Californian. Salinas, California. November 10, 1979. p. 31. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
5. "The Passing Of A Venerable Lady. Mrs. Botilla Krough Dies After a Lingering Illness of Six Months". The Californian. Salinas, California. October 4, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
6. "Historical Information for Peter Peterson Krough". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
7. "Died Krough". The Californian. Salinas, California. January 20, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

External links

• Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, SJSU
• Office of Historic Preservation - Krough House