Temple of Kwan Tai, Chinese Taoist temple in Mendocino, California.

The Temple of Kwan Tai is a small red and green redwood building at 45160 Albion St in Mendocino, facing south toward the Pacific Ocean. It has two doors, three windows and a gable roof, and nine steps lead from the street to the front door. The main room measures about 264 square feet, with a former keeper's quarters at the rear now used as an office.

The Temple of Kwan Tai was built from local redwood in the mid-19th century; an oral account by George Hee, grandson of a builder, dates it to 1854, while other sources give 1852 or 1867, and the earliest record is an 1883 insurance map. Its original materials cost US$14. It was enlarged in the 1870s, when it had a full-time priest, and Mendocino's Chinatown burned down in 1910. It was named California Historical Landmark #927 in 1979 and restored from 1998 to 2001.

The temple is named for Kwan Tai, the deified Han Dynasty general Guan Di, whose image stands on the main altar flanked by generals Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, decorated in shell and glass on black fabric. Five pewter altarpieces sit on a table before it, with signboards of prayers and donations on the walls. The name over the door reads "Mo Dai Miu", Military God-king Temple.

The temple stands at 45160 Albion Street, facing south toward the Pacific Ocean, with nine steps rising from street level to the front door. Visits are arranged through the nonprofit that maintains the building, so contact it in advance; volunteer availability is limited. The small main room, about 264 square feet, and the rear office leave little space for groups.

The temple's name over the door reads "Mo Dai Miu", Cantonese for Military God-king Temple, and nine steps lead up from Albion Street, a number said to fend off evil spirits. Its original building materials cost only US$14.