Asilomar Conference Grounds | |
California Historical Landmark No. 1052 | |
 Merrill Hall, Asilomar | |
  Location in the Monterey Peninsula  Asilomar Conference Grounds (California) | |
| Location | Asilomar Blvd., Pacific Grove, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°37′11″N 121°55′53″W / 36.61972°N 121.93139°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Julia Morgan |
| Architectural style | Arts and Crafts Movement and American craftsman Bungalows |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000823[1] |
| CHISL No. | 1052 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1987[1] |
| Designated NHLD | February 27, 1987[3] |
| Designated CHISL | June 20, 2014[2] |
Asilomar Conference Grounds is a conference center built for the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). It is located east of what was known as Moss Beach on the western tip of the Monterey Peninsula in Pacific Grove, California. Between 1913 and 1929 architect Julia Morgan designed and built 16 of the buildings on the property, of which 11 are still standing.[4] In 1956 it became part of the State Division of Beaches and Parks of California's Department of Natural Resources, and Moss Beach was renamed Asilomar State Beach. Asilomar is a derivation of the Spanish phrase asilo al mar, meaning asylum or refuge by the sea.[5] It is the native homeland of the Rumsen Ohlone people.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Asilomar". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Asilomar Conference Grounds". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- ^ "Julia Morgans influence". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ Robinson, Judith (1991). The Hearsts: an American dynasty. University of Delaware Press. p. 370. ISBN 0-87413-383-1.