List of historic buildings in Carmel-by-the-Sea

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There are two sections listed below: List of Downtown Historic District Buildings in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States, based on the Downtown Conservation District Historic Property Survey, and Other Historic Buildings in Carmel.

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DPR stands for Department of Parks and Recreation.

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Green Open Key Square.jpg Listed as a California Historical Landmark

Downtown Historic District Buildings in Carmel-by-the-Sea

Building nameImageBlockArchitect/builderStyleYear constructedDate submitted/Notes
Harrison Memorial Library Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel.jpg 72 Bernard Maybeck Spanish Eclectic1927November 18, 2002
Percy Parkes Building Percy Parkes Building in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea.jpg 76 Percy Parkes Spanish Colonial Revival1926Commercial downtown building submitted to the California Register on April 25, 2002. [1]
Oakes Building Oakes Building.jpg 75Thomas W. MorganSpanish Revival1922Commercial downtown building submitted to the California Register on November 5, 2002. [1]
Normandy Inn Normandy Inn.jpg Ocean Avenue, between Monte Verde St. and Casanova St. Robert A. Stanton French architecture 1925Architect Robert A. Stanton and Fred Ruhl built his office in downtown Carmel on Monte Verde Street and Ocean Avenue. This building became the Normandy Inn. [2]
La Ribera Hotel Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, California LCCN2013630532.tif 75Blaine & OlsenSpanish Eclectic1929February 13, 2003

Other Historic Buildings in Carmel

Building nameImageStreetDesigner/architectStyleYear constructedDate listed/Notes
Stonehouse Stonehouse Inn.jpg Eighth Avenue and Monte Verde StreetBen Turner American Craftsman 1906Stonehouse is a historic American Craftsman-style house built in 1906. In 1923, syndicated cartoonist Gene Byrnes acquired the home, which was converted into an inn in 1946. [3] [4]
Leroy Babcock House Leroy Babcock House.jpg Camino Real Street and Twelfth AvenueLeroy Babcock American Craftsman 1918Leroy Babcock House is an American Craftsman-style house built by Leroy Babcock circa 1918 as his own residence. [5]
American Legion Post No. 512 American Legion Post No. 512 front yard.jpg Dolores Street and 8th AvenueGuy O. Koepp Organic architecture 1928Historic meeting hall at Dolores and 8th street in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The Post 512 clubhouse and its facilities are open to all legionnaires. The Alvin B. Chapin Memorial Hall is used for special events and civic functions. The building was registered with the California Register of Historical Resources on January 28, 2002.
Carmel bathhouse Carmel Bathhouse.jpg Ocean Avenue at the Carmel beach Delos Goldsmith 1889 Abbie Jane Hunter and Delos Goldsmith built the first community beach and bath house, on a dune, at the end of Ocean Avenue at the Carmel beach, with the help of her son, Wesley Hunter. [6] [7]
Ann Nash-Dorothy Bassett HouseSW Junipero Street and Malta AvenueNash Craftsman 1921The Ann Nash-Dorothy Bassett House was built by Ann Nash and Dorothy Bassett in 1921. [8] [9] [2] :p20
Ross E. Bonham HouseSW corner of San Carlos Street and 12 AvenueGeorege Whitcomb Tudor-style1926The Ross E. Bonham Tudor-style house was designed by George Whitcomb for Ross E. Bonham. [2] :p82
Eric Berne HouseCarpenter StreetBromfieldVictorian1888 Eric Berne lived in a four-bedroom, three bath Victorian house on the eastern side of Carpenter Street, in the second house located south from 2nd Avenue. The house dates back to 1888, originally built for surveyor Davenport Bromfield while he mapped the streets of Carmel City. It is one of the oldest structures in town. [9]
Carmel Mission 2015-09-18 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo 02.jpg 3080 Rio RoadFranciscan missionaries Spanish Colonial architecture 1770October 15, 1966 (#66000214)
Carmel Art Association Carmel Art Association.jpg Dolores Street between 5th & 6th Ave.Clay Otto1927
Mrs. J.S. Cone House (Bark House) Mrs. J.S. Cone House side view.jpg Northwest corner of Monte Verde Street and 13th Avenue Lee Gottfried Rustic bungalow1922The Mrs. J.S. Cone House (Bark House) in on northwest corner of Monte Verde Street and 13th Avenue. [2]
Jack Calvin CottageWest Mission Street 6 S. Vista and 1st AvenuesJack Calvin1920sThe Jack Calvin Cottage was built by Jack Calvin who was a scholar, writer, and friend of John Steinbeck, Francis Whitaker, Ed Ricketts, and other Bohemians. In 1930, Ricketts met Steinbeck at a party in Jack Calvin's house in Carmel on the west side of Mission Street. Marion Karr was the second owner. [10] [8]
Zanetta Catlett CottageWest side of Dolores and 3rd AvenueHazel Waltrous Storybook-style1924In 1925, actor and comedian Walter Catlett was residing in New York City, where Walter was an actor and Zanetta kept house. By 1930, Walter and Zanetta had separated, and Zanetta was residing at their Storybook-style house in Carmel with her 15-year-old son, Richard "Dick." [8]
Violet Campbell House or Alice MacGowan House on 2E of Lincoln s/side 13th Ave. (1927) [1] South side of 13th Avenue and east of Lincoln Street Samuel J. Miller
Lee Gottfried
Charles Summer Green
Vernacular 1927The residence was created from a 1916 buggy shed. The interior Great Room was designed in 1926 by Charles Summer Green and built by Samuel J. Miller and Lee Gottfried. [1]
Grace MacGowan Cooke House Grace MacGowan Cooke House.jpg 13th Avenue and San Antonio AvenueEugenia Maybury Tudor-style1908In 1908, the sisters Alice MacGowan and Grace MacGowan Cooke moved into a large, Tudor-style two-story house on 13th Avenue, the second house northeast of San Antonio Avenue, built in 1905 by architect Eugenia Maybury, one of Carmel's first female architects. [2]
Santiago Duckworth HouseCarpenter Street southwest of 2nd Avenue Delos Goldsmith Vernacular 1888In 1888, Carpenter Delos Goldsmith built Duckworth a one-story Vernacular-style side-gabled redwood residence, now known as the Santiago Duckworth House. The house is located on Carpenter Street southwest of 2nd Avenue. It was one of the first homes constructed in Carmel City. [11]
Carl Cherry Center for the Arts Queen Anne style home built by Delos Goldsmith.jpg Northwest corner of 4th Avenue and Guadalupe Street Delos Goldsmith Queen Anne style 1894The Augusta Robertson House is a historic one-and-one-half story wood-framed Queen Anne style residence, located on the northwest corner of 4th Avenue and Guadalupe Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea. It is now the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts. [12]
Door House24814 Pescadcro RoadJohn Columbus Stevenson Vernacular 1906House made of four-paneled solid-wood Victorian doors with a cedar-shignled hip roof. It was saved from demolition by the Carmel Preservation Foundation and designated historical on June 28, 1995. [13] :p32
Donald Hale HouseS. Dolores and 2nd Avenue Lee Gottfried Arts and Crafts style1923The Donald Hale House on S. Dolores and 2nd Avenue, was built by Lee Gottfried in 1923. [13] :p54 [8]
First Murphy House First Murphy House.jpg Lincoln Street and Sixth Avenue Michael J. Murphy American Craftsman 1902July 1, 2002
Alfred P. Fraser HouseNorthwest corner of Camino Real and Ocean AvenueUnknown Craftsman 1913The Craftsman-style house was the home of Carmel's first mayor, Alfred P. Fraser, who served from 1916 to 1920. [2] :p9
Forge in the Forest 24814 Pescadcro Road1926The lot of Forge in the Forest was purchased in November 1923 by Edna M. Sheridan from the Del Monte Properties Co. for $10. John C. Catlin had a small forge in the garage of his home (not the restaurant on Junipero Street & 5th Ave). Fred Neslson and Karyl Hall bought the house in 1990. They added an addition to the house. [13] :p98
Amelia L. Gates Cottage Dr. Amelia Gates Cottage.jpg 3 Camino Real and 8th Avenue Vernacular 1922The Dr. Amelia Gates retired in Carmel in 1922. She replaced an early cabin on Camino Real with a one-story vernacular style cottage of her own design, now called the Dr. Amelia Gates Cottage. Her cottage is a historic building located at 3 Camino Real in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The cottage was built in 1922 and was originally owned by Dr. Amelia Gates, who was one of the first female physicians in California. [14] [1]
Arnold Genthe House and StudioCamino Real and 11th AvenueArnold Genthe Craftsman 1906 Arnold Genthe designed the plans for his large Craftsman-style cottage at Camino Real between 10th and 11th Avenues. [13] :p34
Charles Sumner Greene Studio Charles Sumner Greene Studio Front from the North.jpg Lincoln Street south of 13th Avenue Charles Greene American Craftsman 1923 Charles Sumner Greene built a Craftsman style home and studio from used brick he acquired from El Carmelo hotel in Pacific Grove. The exterior walls of the studio are set in Flemish cross bond with stylized interior carvings. [15] [13] :p206-207
Golden Bough Theater Golden Bough Playhouse.gif Monte Verde StreetJames Pruitt Theater 1951
Hansel Cottage Hansel cottage.jpg Torres Street and 6th Ave. Hugh W. Comstock Storybook architecture 1924Hugh W. Comstock and his wife designed and built, a 244 ft (74 m) "Fairy Tale" style cottage called "Hansel" on Torres Street near sixth Avenue in 1924. [13] :p88
Johan Hagemeyer HouseNW of Torres St. and Mountain View Ave.Hazel Watrous (designer), George Whitcomb (builder)English Cottage1923The Johan Hagemeyer studio and home, was George Whitcomb's first project, now the Forest Lodge on Mountain View Avenue. [1] [16]
Abbie Jane Hunter House Queen Anne style home built by Delos Goldsmith.jpg Northeast corner of 4th Avenue and Guadalupe Street Delos Goldsmith Queen Anne style 1894The Abbie Jane Hunter House is a historic one-and-one-half story wood-framed Queen Anne style residence, located on the northeast corner of 4th Avenue and Guadalupe Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [12]
Bliss-Hubbell HouseDolores Street NE of 12 AvenueGeorege Whitcomb and Miles Bain Vernacular 1928In 1928, George Whitcomb and Miles Bain designed and constructed the Bliss-Hubbell House on Dolores Street as a vernacular house for two retired schoolteachers. The house features a granite stone veneer. [9] [2] :p87
Hasenyager House (Eliza Palache House)2 SW of 13th Avenue on west side of Carmelo StreetM.J. Murphy French Eclectic-style1931M.J. Murphy built this two-story French Eclectic-style house in 1931. It was constructed for Eliza Palache and was restored in 1987, by the current owners Edward and Frances Hasenyager. [13] :p122-127 The house was recorded by Kent L. Seavey on November 21, 2001 for inclusion with the Carmel Inventory of Historic Resources. [1]
Hildreth Hare CottageE. Dolores and 4th Ave.Hazel Watrous1926The Hildreth Hare Cottage designed by Hazel Watrous and built in 1926 for Hildreth Masten Hare. She was active in the Forest Theater and the Golden Bough. The cottage is located on E. Dolores and 4th Avenue. [8]
Leetes Island WestSanta Fe Street and 8th AvenuePercy Parkes1930Early Carmel cottage built in 1930 by Percy Parkes. Today it has a facade of redwood shingles and metal casement windows. [13] :p116-121
D. W. Johnson House D.W. Johnson House.jpg NE corner of Casanova Street and 7th AvenueMichael J. Murphy Colonial Revival 1903The D.W. Johnson House is a Colonial Revival-style house with a gambrel roof NE corner of Casanova Street and 7th Avenue. It was remodeled by Michael J. Murphy in 1925 for Dewitt Wallace Johnson. He and his mother built the Hotel Carmel in 1895, and he was Carmel's first police and fire commissioner. [9] [1] [2] :p45
David Starr Jordan House David Starr Jordan House.jpg At the corner of Camino Real and 7th Avenue(architecture)1908 David Starr Jordan, the first president of Stanford University, built a house at the northeast corner of Camino Real and 7th Avenue. His house and Dr. Vernon Kellogg's house are two of the few remaining homes of Carmel's "Professor's Row." [17]
Vernon Kellogg House Vernon Kellogg House.jpg Camino Real 3 SE of 7th AvenueUnknown Craftsman 1906 Dr. Vernon Lyman Kellogg and his wife Charlotte built this wood-framed redwood Craftsman-style cottage in 1906. The outside walls have wood shingles. Kellogg was a professor of entomology at Stanford Univiersty from 1894 to 1920. This, and David Starr Jordan's home are two of the remaining on "Professor's Row." [2] :p42
Garfield D. Mermer House Garfield D. Merner House.jpg Carmelo 2 SW of 7th AvenueMichael J. Murphy
Ernest Bixler
Tudor-style1924The Garfield D. Merner House or "Hob Nob," is a one-and-one-half-story Tudor Revival architecture-style residence built for $4,500 in 1924 for Garfield D. Mermer. [1] Built by Carmel's builder Ernest Bixler. [13]
Mission Ranch 2015-09-18 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo 51.jpg 26270 Dolores StreetJuan RomeroRanch-style house1852Mission Ranch is a historic hotel and restaurant in Carmel. The Mission Ranch once included 160-acre (0.65 km2). [18]
Jo Mora HouseWest San Carlos Street and 3rd S. of 1st Jo Mora Craftsman-style1921The Jo Mora family relocated to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, the largest art colony on the West Coast, making it their primary residence. He constructed a Craftsman-style home, which is located on the west side of San Carlos Street, the third house south of 1st Avenue. [11] [2] [8]
Murphy's Barn Carmle's first art studio.png N. San Antonio AvenueMatthew M. Murphey Vernacular architecture 1846 Murphy's Barn, also known as the Murphy Barn/Powers Studio is a historic building that was built in 1846, by Matthew M. Murphey in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The structure is recognized as an important American period farm building and the oldest remaining artist’s studio in Carmel. [1]
McCloud House2934 Santa Lucia AvenueCarl Bensberg Cape Cod style 1939Carl Bensberg was the designer and builder of this two-story wood framed Cape Cod style cottage. [1]
John Neikirk CottageSouthwest San Carlos and corner of VistaHugh W. Comstock Cotswold-style1926The John Neikirk Cottage was built by Hugh Comstock in 1926. Neikirk was a leader of the first Carmel Boy Scout Troop. [8]
Perry Newberry CottageVista Avenue, between Mission and Junipero StreetsMaynard McEntire (builder) Newberry (designer) Craftsman-style1937 Perry Newberry bought one of the first lots sold by Frank Devendorf and Frank Powers in 1910. [19] The Perry Newberry Cottage, or "Sticks and Stones" Craftsman-style house was built in 1937 by builder Maynard McEntire. It can be found on the northern side of Vista Avenue, specifically the second house to the west of Junipero Avenue. [9] [11]
Rudolph Ohm House Rudolph Ohm House.jpg Monte Verde Street and 5th AvenueBen Turner Craftsman 1907This residence positioned adjacent to Ben Turner's house, was specifically built for his daughter Emma and her husband Rudy Ohm. Turner himself oversaw the creation of the retaining walls and the brick chimney. [2] :p17
Outlands in the Eighty Acres Flanders Mansion, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.jpg 25800 Hatton RoadHenry Higby Gutterson Tudor Revival architecture 1925The Outlands in the Eighty Acres, also known as Flanders Mansion, in Hatton Fields, was built by Fred Ruhl in 1924/1925 for real estate developer Paul Aiken Flanders. March 23, 1989 (#89000228)
Our HouseSanta Fe Street 4 NW 6th AvenueHugh W. Comstock Storybook-style1928Comstock 5th cottage in Carmel that he designed and built in 1928, for $1,900 for Carmel resident Elizabeth Armstrong. It features a steeply pitched roof, irregularly shaped Carmel-stone fireplace. [13] :p104
Las Olas CottageCarmelo Street 5 NW of Ocean AvenueEdward Mestres Cotswold Vernacular 1925Early Carmel cottage. Edward Mestres did the facade and landscape stonework. Good example of Carmel's Chalkstone. [13] :p88 The original owner was Vivian McEwen, wife of Alan McEwen a political editor for the San Francisco Call. On December 18, 2019 the Carmel Department of Community Planning and Building and Kent L. Seavey made a determination that the property does not constitute an historic resource and is ineligible for the Carmel Inventory of Historic Resources. [20]
La Playa Hotel La Playa Hotel.jpg Camino Real and 8th Avenue Chris Jorgensen Mediterranean Revival 1905September 21, 2002
Rose Cottage4th Avenue and Monte Verde StreetMichael J. Murphy American Craftsman 1906 Mary Hunter Austin hired M.J. Murphy in 1907 to create a Craftsman-style cottage she called "Rose Cottage." The property is located at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Monte Verde Street. At this cottage, she entertained her friends, including London, Sterling, and Lewis. In 1906, she had a "Wick-I-Up" tree house constructed by builder Murphy, based on the design of San Francisco architect Louis Mullgardt. She wrote much of her writings from this treetop. [13] :p36
Richardson Log Cabin Richardson Log Cabin.jpg Monte Verde StreetUnknownLog cabin1902 (or 1903)May 20, 2002
George Sterling House Carrie Sterling at Sterling Cottage (cropped).jpg Northeast of Ocean Avenue and Junipero StreetW.W. Woods and Gene Fenelon American Craftsman 1905 George Sterling brought two boyhood friends, W.W. Woods and Gene Fenelon, to Carmel to construct an American Craftsman cottage on a hilltop in the Eighty Acres tract northeast of Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street. Artist Charles Rollo Peters and Robinson Jeffers were influential in Sterling's move to Carmel. [13] In 1913, James Hopper and his wife purchased the cottage, when Sterling returned to San Francisco. [21]
Selner CottageLynn Charles Taylor Vernacular 1945, 1986The Selner Cottage was built in 1945 as a one-story, 500 square-foot wood cottage. The Cottage has undergone significant transformations over the years, most notably in 1986 when architect Lynn Charles Taylor designed a cedar-shingled three-story addition that blends with the original structure. [13] :p150-155
Sunset Center Sunset Center - Carmel-by-the-Sea, Ca..jpg San Carlos StreetJohn J. Donovan Gothic Revival 1852January 9, 1998 (#97001604)
Sunwiseturn CottageNorth Casanova Street and Palou AvenueHugh W. ComstockTudor Storybook architecture 1929Sunwiseturn, also known as the Elsbeth Rose Cottage, was the last of the Comstock cottages that was built. It has the signature irregularly Carmel-stone chimney. [9]
Tor House and Hawk Tower Tor House & Hawk Tower.jpg 26304 Ocean View Avenue Robinson Jeffers 1962October 10, 1975 (#75000444)
Benjamin Turner HouseMonte Verde Street SE of 5th AvenueBenjamin Turner Vernacular 1898Benjamin "Ben" Turner came to Carmel City as a master stonemason. He built a brick house at Monte Verde Street SE of 5th Avenue. His son Harry became a stonemason. [9] [2] :p17
Mrs. Clinton Walker House Carmel-by-the-Sea.jpg 26336 Scenic Road Frank Lloyd Wright Organic architecture 1951September 19, 2016 (#16000634)
Denny-Watrous StudioEast side of Dolores Street and 2nd Avenue Hazel Watrous American Craftsman-style1922The Denny-Watrous Studio was designed by Hazel Watrous. Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous booked their own concerts and events in 1925 and 1926 in their American Craftsman-style home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, on the east side of Dolores Street, now called "Harmony House." [11] [8]
George Whitcomb HouseW. Mission Street between Vista and 1st AvenuesGeorge Whitcomb Cotswold-style1926This Cotswold-style house was built for master builder George Mark Whitcomb (1898-1981) and his family. [8] [13] :p55
Whalers Cabin Whalers Cabin.jpg Pt. Lobos State Natural ReserveNo styleCabin1850sMay 9, 2007 (#07000406)
Wilkinson HouseCarl Bensberg26018 Ridgwood Road Tudor-style1940With a large Carmel stone chimney and industrial steel casement windows, the house boasts a blend of traditional and modern architecture. [2] :p86
Jacob W. Wright HouseSanta Fe Street NE of 8th AvenueGeorge Whitcomb Vernacular 1931The Jacob W. Wright House (No. 2) was built in 1931 for Jacob W. Wright, a retired newspaperman. [2] :p83
Ethel P. Young House Ethel P. Young House.jpg Southwest corner of Carmelo St. and 8th Avenue Robert A. Stanton Spanish Eclectic 1926The Ethel P. Young House was designed by Robert A. Stanton and built by Fred Ruhl for Ethel Young, Stanton's mother-in-law. [2] :p68
Mabel Gray Young (Lachmund) House25165 Lincoln StreetMichael J. MurphyRedwood Cottage1905Wood-framed cottage built by Michael J. Murphy. Mabel Gray (Young) Lachmund was Carmel's first music teacher. She was trained as a pianist in London. [21] :p49

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