Stevenson House Monterey State Historic Park

stevenson house

in 1879, scottish novelist robert louis stevenson stayed @ french hotel @ 530 houston street, called stevenson house after him , dedicated memory. stevenson lived there while recovering health crossing united states court future wife fanny osbourne. while there, dined on cuff, said, @ nearby restaurant run frenchman jules simoneau stood @ simoneau plaza. several years later, stevenson sent simoneau inscribed copy of novel strange case of dr jekyll , mr hyde (1886), writing stranger case still if robert louis stevenson ever forgot jules simoneau. stevenson wrote articles local monterey newspaper, including 1 beautifully evoked old pacific capital.

the stevenson house features bas relief depicting sickly author writing in bed, , california historical landmark #352.