Driftwood Cottage

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Driftwood Cottage
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Driftwood Cottage in 2022
Location26398 Ocean View Avenue and the corner of Scenic Drive, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Coordinates 36°32′24″N121°55′54″W / 36.54000°N 121.93167°W / 36.54000; -121.93167
Built1908
Built by George W. Reamer
Built for Florence E. Wells
Current use Residence
Architectural style(s) Japanese architecture
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Driftwood Cottage
Location on Carmel Point

Driftwood Cottage, often simply called Driftwood, is a house located on Carmel Point at the southern city limits of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It has views of Carmel Bay, Carmel River, and Point Lobos. Architect George W. Reamer built the house in 1908 for Florence E. Wells. [1]

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History

Driftwood Cottage on Carmel Point Driftwood Cottage at Ocean View Avenue.jpg
Driftwood Cottage on Carmel Point

After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Driftwood Cottage was one of the first houses to be built on Carmel Point. The property fronted the Carmel River lagoon at a time when the Point was without trees. [2] [1] [3] [ better source needed ] Uma, wife of Robinson Jeffers, noted that it was one of two houses when the couple lived in Carmel. [4]

The 3,000 square feet (280 m2) home is set on five lots and has two single-story buildings made of redwood and stone. The main house and guest cottage are connected by a 20 ft (6.1 m) hallway. [5] There are four rooms in the main house, which open onto an atrium with a glass dome. The floor is covered with blue Japanese slate. [3] [1]

Driftwood Cottage was once home of actress Jean Arthur (1900–1991) and her mother Johanna Greene. [6] [7] [8] Arthur remodeled the house and created a large outdoor garden, with landscape artist George Hoy, in a Japanese architecture style, including a Japanese bronze dragon gate latch. [7]

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