930 Harrison Street
1915 Craftsman Bungalow
Built by Howard Severance, Engineer for the City of Monterey from 1906-1952. Mr. Severance, a native of Michigan arranged many of the city’s tracts and rectified the boundaries of the original Spanish and Mexican-era parcels. In 1926, H. P Severance compiled from official records and surveys the Map of the City of Monterey. The house is a fine example of a Craftsman Bungalow.
The Howard Severance House is a single story, wood frame Craftsman residence with a square plan that rests on a brick foundation. It is clad with wood battered shingles and topped with a low-sloping front gabled roof with exposed eaves and exposed beams. The front door is entered from an enclosed front porch. The brick piers, low board and batten wall, and fixed multi-light glazing that encloses the porch appear to be original. The building also has a large central vent and fixed decorative windows at the gable peak.
Historic marker: Built by Howard Severance, Engineer for the City of Monterey from 1906-1952. Mr. Severence, a native of Michigan, arranged many of the city’s tracts, and rectified the boundaries of the original Spanish and Mexican-era parcels. The house is a fine example of a Craftsman Bungalow.
Directions to the next house: Continue up the hill on Harrison Street, turn left onto High Street, then a quick right onto the extension of Jefferson Street that terminates at the entrance of Veterans Memorial Park and the next “house” on our tour, Veterans Hall (extension of Jefferson Street), #18 on the map below.
