Carmel Woods

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Carmel Woods
Unincorporated community
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View of the Pacific Ocean from Carmel Woods
Carmel Woods is located in California
Carmel Woods
Carmel Woods
Location in California
Coordinates: 36°34′18″N 121°54′58″W / 36.5716273°N 121.9160656°W / 36.5716273; -121.9160656Coordinates: 36°34′18″N 121°54′58″W / 36.5716273°N 121.9160656°W / 36.5716273; -121.9160656
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMonterey County
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)[1] ft (97 m)
GNIS feature ID5334314

Carmel Woods is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located adjoining the northern city limits of Carmel-by-the-Sea and adjacent to Pebble Beach.[2] Carmel Woods was laid out in 1922 by developer Samuel F. B. Morse (1885-1969). It included a 25-acre (0.10 km2) subdivision with 119 building lots.

History[]

In 1919, Samuel F. B. Morse purchased the Del Monte Properties Company, which included 25-acre (0.10 km2) on the north side of Carmel. Mark Daniels, a landscape engineer, was hired by Morse to draw the plans for Carmel Woods and Pebble Beach developments. Byington Ford, Morse's brother-in-law, was the manager of the subdivision for the Del Monte Properties Company. He worked with the Carmel Trustees and the Carmel Planning Commission on the development plans, which included curving the roads and lots to blend with the canyon landscape.

On June 8, 1922, the Del Monte Properties Company, in cooperation with the town Trustees and Planning Commission of Carmel-by-the-Sea, announced a new Carmel subdivision to opened on July 22, 1922.[3]

On July 22, 1922, the Carmel Woods subdivision was opened to the public with 119 homesites offered for sale. The day coincided with Serra Day, officially proclaimed as a holiday by the Town Trustees of Carmel. Prices started at $350 for a 40-foot-by-100-foot lots.[4]

Statue of Junipero Serra in Carmel Woods.

A shrine with a wooded statue of Padre Junípero Serra was installed at the entrance to the development, at the intersection of Camino del Monte and Alta Avenue in the community of Carmel Woods. The statue was carved and painted by the local artist Jo Mora (1876-1947), and displayed within a small wooden shrine, surrounded by plants and a pair of wooden benches. The opening day, coincided with the Serra festival featuring Garnet Holme's Carmel Mission play Serra, at the Forest Theater.[5][6]

Education[]

In 1948, the Carmel Woods elementary school, a private elementary school in the unincorporated area of Carmel Woods was built. It became Briarcliff Academy. In 1987, the Briarcliff Academy became the Stevenson School through a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shugart. The Carmel Campus is grades Pre-K through 8 and is located at 24800 Dolores Street.[7]

Architecture[]

During the 1920s, Carmel Woods buildings and residential homes were often done in the Tudor and Spanish Eclectic architectural style. Carmel builder Walter B. Snook built a Spanish Eclectic home for watercolorist Paul Whitman on San Luis Avenue in Carmel Woods in 1928. Michael J. Murphy, another Carmel builder, disigned and built a Mediterranean home near Camino Del Monte in Carmel Woods for Lillian Ramillard in 1928.[8]

In 1905, George Sterling moved to Carmel Woods when his aunt Mrs. Havens purchased a home for him in Carmel Woods where he lived for six years. Artist Charles Rollo Peters and Robinson Jeffers were influential in Sterling's move to Carmel.[9]

Climate[]

Carmel Woods has a cool summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb), which is normal in coastal areas of California. Summers are typically mild, with overcast mornings produced by marine layer clouds which can bring drizzles that typically goes way to clear skies in the afternoon. September and October has a Indian summer and is offer the best weather of the year, with an average high of 71 °F (22 °C).

The wet season is from October to May. The warmest month is August, at 71 °F (22 °C), and the coldest December, at 43 °F (6 °C). The average annual rainfall is 20 inches (510 mm) per year. The wettest month is December, with 2.73 inches (69 mm) of rain, and the wettest May, with .50 inches (13 mm).[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Carmel Woods, CA". www.lat-long.com. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. ^ Carmel Woods at Geonames.org (cc-by);post updated 2006-01-15
  3. ^ "Announcing Carmel Woods". Monterey Daily Cypress and Monterey American. Monterey, California. 8 Jun 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  4. ^ "Opening Dale Day Carmel Woods Lots". Carmel Pine Cone 1922-07-20. Carmel by the sea, California. 1922-07-20. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. ^ "Carmel Woods Sale July 22". The San Francisco Examiner. an Francisco, California. 15 Jul 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-01-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Carmel Woods takes shape and sell well, Serra honored with statue" (PDF). The Carmel Pine Cone. 2019-09-20. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  7. ^ "Stevenson Alumni Magazine Spring/Summer 2010". issuu.com. May 15, 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  8. ^ Seavey, Kent (2007). Carmel A History in Architecture. Arcadia Pub. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9780738547053. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. ^ Watson, Lisa Crawford (2015). Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Arcadia Pub. Arcadia. p. 34. ISBN 9781439651179. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  10. ^ "Carmel-by-the-Sea Weather Conditions". www.wunderground.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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