St. John's Chapel Del Monte: Celebrating 135 Years on the Monterey Peninsula

The propitious founding of St. John's Chapel Del Monte in Monterey, California, came closely on the heels of the 1880 founding of the esteemed Hotel Del Monte, the state's first destination resort. The elegant spa and grounds established the Monterey Peninsula as a world-class tourist mecca. The hotel itself, financed by the "Big Four" of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, was operated by the Pacific Improvement Company. It was co-founder Charles Crocker who took the most interest in dev...