BENJAMIN J. LANGFORD HOUSE 225 Central Avenue Built in 1884 by State Senator Benjamin'J. Langford on Lot 1, Block 1, of the Pacific Grove Retreat, this Italian Villa style hame has been extensively restored by Kent and Joyce Cherry. A native of Tennessee, the original owner joined the California Gold Rush in early 1850, bringing with him machinery he had manufactured for use in quartz mining. He served briefly as a Nevada judge, and is usually referred to as "Judge Langford", although he was a state senator for four terms. Langford has gone down in history as the man who chopped down the gate between Pacific Grove and Monterey. Tiring of the procedure which required walking to the Retreat offices for a key, he took an axe to the offending gate, then challenged the board of trustees to do anything about it. The gate was never rebuilt. The Langford House features lightly detailed trim on both interior and exterior. An elegant, gracefully winding balustrade in the entrance hall leads to the second floor. Kent and Joyce Cherry bought the house in 1976. ,7 , OCR Text: BENJAMIN J. LANGFORD HOUSE 225 Central Avenue Built in 1884 by State Senator Benjamin'J. Langford on Lot 1, Block 1, of the Pacific Grove Retreat, this Italian Villa style hame has been extensively restored by Kent and Joyce Cherry. A native of Tennessee, the original owner joined the California Gold Rush in early 1850, bringing with him machinery he had manufactured for use in quartz mining. He served briefly as a Nevada judge, and is usually referred to as "Judge Langford", although he was a state senator for four terms. Langford has gone down in history as the man who chopped down the gate between Pacific Grove and Monterey. Tiring of the procedure which required walking to the Retreat offices for a key, he took an axe to the offending gate, then challenged the board of trustees to do anything about it. The gate was never rebuilt. The Langford House features lightly detailed trim on both interior and exterior. An elegant, gracefully winding balustrade in the entrance hall leads to the second floor. Kent and Joyce Cherry bought the house in 1976. ,7 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,L through M File Names,Langford,LANGFORD_001.pdf,LANGFORD_001.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: LANGFORD_001.PDF, LANGFORD_001.pdf 1 Page 1