Cottages by the Sea. The Handmade Homes of Carmel. America's First Artist Community

Carmel California has always been a community of artists writers and freethinkers. During the early part of its rich history the area was home to Robinson Jeffers Mary Austin Ansel Adams Charles Greene Jack London George Sterling Upton Sinclair and Henry Miller among other great artists of the twentieth century. During the late 1980s actor and director Clint Eastwood served as mayor.While much about Carmel has changed since the days when Robinson Jeffers could be seen strolling the beach the area remains one of America's most beautiful.  It is also home to many of America's most charming but rarely seen cottages.  In Carmel's residential district--a very private heavily wooded area surrounding the shops and tourist attractions of the town's often busy main street--there are no sidewalks or streetlights.  The U.S. Postal Service does not offer mail delivery.  Homes have no addresses; they are simply known by name.  Here it is not uncommon for tourists so intrigued by the uniqueness of the local architecture to climb the fences of private homes to get a closer look or snapshot of the house on the other side.  Now for the first time 34 of these homes can be seen more advantageously in more than 270 specially commissioned and archival exterior and interior photographs.

Hardcover: 224 pages

Publisher: Universe; First edition (November 2000)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0789304953

ISBN-13: 978-0789304957

Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds