Fully restored in the 1980s, this adobe displays the elegance and wealth of the John Rogers Cooper family. Cooper was from New England, immigrated to California, and married into a Mexican family. Cooper traveled extensively as a ship captain, trading in hides, tallow, general merchandise and sea otter pelts.
Garden at Cooper Molera Adobe
The grounds are unique in that almost two acres are available for exploration. Behind adobe walls, one can find barns, vegetable and fruit gardens, farm animals, and a visitor center.
Also located here is the Cooper Store giftshop where one can find reproductions from toys to furniture. An extensive collection of books celebrate the past as well as discuss the future of cultural and natural resources of Monterey and California.
Cooper Molera House
