Royal Presidio Chapel
Built 1791. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 550 Church St., Monterey, CA |
| County | Monterey County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Exploration and settlement, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000216 |
| Built | 1791 · more from the 1790s |
| Style | baroque architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, California Historical Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 550 Church St., Monterey, CA |
| Coordinates | 36.5954° N, 121.8905° W · Directions ↗ |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Monterey County
Public land around it
| Fort Ord National Monument ↗National Monument, Bureau of Land Management | About 5 miles away14,666 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Guidebooks to historic places in California
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Royal Presidio Chapel listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Royal Presidio Chapel built?
1791, in the baroque architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Royal Presidio Chapel?
550 Church St., Monterey, Monterey County, California.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Royal Presidio Chapel?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near Royal Presidio Chapel right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Timber, 28 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000216. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.