Seven Arts Building

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Seven Arts Building
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Seven Arts Building street view
LocationOcean Avenue & Lincoln Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Coordinates 36°33′17″N121°55′26″W / 36.55472°N 121.92389°W / 36.55472; -121.92389
Built1925;99 years ago (1925)
Built by Percy Parkes
Built for Herbert Heron
Original useBook and art store
Current use Retail store
ArchitectAlbert B. Coats
Architectural style(s) Tudor Revival
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Seven Arts Building
Location in the Monterey Peninsula

The Seven Arts Building, is a one-and-one-half-story, Tudor Revival-style commercial building in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

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History

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Seven Arts Building in 1926.
The Carmel Art Association's gallery in the Upper floor of the Seven Arts Building (1927). Seven Arts Building.jpg
The Carmel Art Association's gallery in the Upper floor of the Seven Arts Building (1927).
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The Seven Arts Sign

In 1918, writer Herbert Heron opened the first Seven Arts bookstore, selling books, art materials, poetry, and antiques near the Forest Theater, which he founded in 1910. [1] [2]

In 1923, Heron commissioned Michael J. Murphy to build the Seven Arts Shop for he and Helena Conger at a new located on Ocean Avenue and Monte Verde Street, next to Edward G. Kuster's Carmel Weavers Studio. [3] [4]

In September 1925, The Seven Arts store moved again to a larger Seven Arts Building on Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Street. [5] He hired architect Albert B. Coats and builder Percy Parkes to build the Tudor Revival-style, building that included plans for an art gallery and frame shop. George & Catherine Seideneck did the original interior decoration. The building is a one-and-one-half-story, cement-block framed Tudor-style commercial building. The exterior wall is textured cement stucco. It has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof, and three brick chimneys. An open wood staircase, leads up to an open balcony, supported by wood posts and a rail, which has access to shops on the upper floor. [6] [7] [8]

The Seven Arts Building became a popular meeting place for the many Bohemian artists and writers in Carmel including George Sterling, Mary Austin, and Jack London. [9] [10]

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