Peter J. Bontadelli House

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Peter J. Bontadelli House
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Location119 Cayuga St., Salinas, California
Coordinates 36°40′37″N121°46′13″W / 36.67694°N 121.77028°W / 36.67694; -121.77028 Coordinates: 36°40′37″N121°46′13″W / 36.67694°N 121.77028°W / 36.67694; -121.77028
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1907
Built byBontadelli, Peter J.
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP reference No. 80000823 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1980

The Peter J. Bontadelli House, at 119 Cayuga St. in Salinas, California, is a historic house that was built in 1907. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, [1] it was then the unique example of Second Empire architecture in all of Monterey County, California. It was built by Peter J. Bontadelli (1850-1935), an immigrant from Switzerland who had experience in Paris as a painting contractor. Bontadelli became a leader of the Swiss-American community in the area, including co-founding and serving as first president of the Swiss-American Rifle Club which opened in 1900 and is still operating in 2013 (now as the Monterey County Swiss Rifle Club). [2] The house is of very high architectural quality. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Swiss Rifle Club History".
  3. Kent L. Seavey (December 10, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Peter J. Bontadelli House / The Empire House (1979)". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1979 and c.1908