Accounting Firm Restores Victorian Home for Office.
In January 2006 we acquired a lovely, old Victorian home on the corner of Alisal and Capitol Streets in Salinas, California. Our goal, to restore the home to it's former glory and occupy it as our main accounting office. Little did we know at the time that it would be nearly two years before we saw that goal accomplished. This building was one that we had admired for years, so it was a dream come true when we finally occupied the building as our office in November 2007.
246 Capitol St., Circa 1925
We know only a little of the history of the house, but, believe it was built around 1890. We are interested in any information or photos about the house. People provide small snippets of information from time to time. An example is the black & white photo on this page that a kind person dropped off one day. We believe this photo was taken in the 1920s or 1930s. We have been told the house was used as a boarding house in the 1970s. It was owned and occupied in the 1980s & 1990s by one individual. Also, that a family with four boys lived in the house during the 1930s & 1940s. Anyone having information or photos of the house are encouraged to contact our office. Any information would be most appreciated.
246 Capitol Street, Spring 2009
During our restoration, we wanted to preserve the unique beauty of the house while upgrading the electrical and plumbing systems to modern standards. Much of the house was constructed of redwood, so there had been very little structural damage. The home was upgraded to make it accessible to the handicapped, but, we were able to retain much of the original redwood trim and staircase. We restored and stablilized the stained glass window in the front foyer. The window had been damaged previously and was in danger of collapsing. We even still have the original cast iron clawfoot tub in our upstairs restroom!