The house is the birthplace of John Steinbeck, the Nobel Prize-winning author and Salinas native. The house was opened as a restaurant on Feb. 27, 1974 — which was Steinbeck’s 72nd birthday.

Earnest said the earliest the Valley Guild could realistically reopen the Steinbeck House would be next year. The nonprofit is raising money online at bit.ly/33eE4sK in hopes of making that a reality.

Soon the lights at the Steinbeck House Restaurant, a mainstay of the Salinas community, will go out. The historical building is the birthplace and childhood home of the famous author.

Built in 1898, the house at 132 Central Ave. became the birthplace in 1902 of the novelist. He grew up here, leaving at the age of 19 for Stanford University.

SALINAS, Calif. — Loss of business due to the coronavirus is forcing closure of a restaurant in the house where novelist John Steinbeck was born in California’s Salinas Valley, and it’s not ...

Reporters at the time said Steinbeck – who by then had left Salinas for years and was living in New York – was undergoing eye surgery. His ophthalmologist had told the paper Steinbeck would ...

California State University Monterey Bay is the new owner of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. Updated: 7:26 PM PDT Sep 24, 2015 Lauren Seaver News Anchor California State University ...

His stepdaughter and heir Waverly Scott Kaffaga is expected to attend, and if she likes it, the Stage just might get permission to stage a full production — the first in 60 years — four blocks from ...

The John Steinbeck House in Salinas, Calif. on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The house was built with a Queen Anne Architectural design. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group) ...

The Mercury News reports the Steinbeck House Restaurant will shut down indefinitely after serving final takeout meals on Aug. 7. The house was built in 1898 and Steinbeck was born there in 1902.