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 According to Pacific Grove City
records, a Cleveland banker named J.J. Osborne acquired the property
in 1901. Mr. Osborn, who made it a show place on the Monterey
Peninsula, residing there until the 1930’s.
Built in 1902, this Queen Anne residence was designed by of
one of California’s least known, but prolific and whimsical
architects, William H. Weeks. Mr. Weeks, associated with the City of
Watsonville, built innumerable public and residential buildings
throughout Central and Northern California, generally applying
Colonial Revival detailing in his eclectic way to a variety of late
Victorian styles. The paned oval windows on the second story front
with their “spiked” decorative devices, top and bottom, are almost
the trademark of this architect in his work of the period.
 The house has changed hands and functions over the ensuing years. In
the 1950’s it became known as Pine Manor, first serving as
apartments, then as a guest house.
In 1961, the house was taken over by Beacon House, which, until then,
had been operating at another location on the peninsula since 1958.
Today the Beacon House stands forever solid, as it has for over 100
years, ensuring a safe haven for those seeking the shelter of
sobriety.
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