Pacific Grove Guide - 2024

SHOPP ING 46 Guide to Paci c Grove Historic Home Plaques You have probably seen many of the green plaques that are on the older homes in Paci c Grove that are mostly in women’s names. ey contain the rst owner’s name and the year the home was built or more accurately the year it was rst recorded in the Monterey County tax records. e signi cance behind so many women's names continues to be one of Paci c Grove's historic mysteries. Women o en lived longer, so perhaps using their names avoided some tax issues when the husband died. It also may have been to protect the home for creditors if a husband’s business failed. Some women were probably widow or unmarried. Unfortunately, no one knows for sure. Pick up the “Walking Tour” brochure at the Paci c Grove Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information Center or at the Chamber O ce.