De Yoe Building

The De Yoe Building is a historic Tudor Revival style commercial building in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The building was designed and built by the master builder Michael J. Murphy. It was designated as an important commercial building in the city's Downtown Historic District Property Survey, and was recorded with the Department of Parks and Recreation on July 8, 2002.[1] The building is now occupied by the American Art Gallery.

De Yoe Building
De Yoe Building, (Photograph courtesy of Pat Hathaway Historic California Views)
LocationDolores Street and 7th Ave., Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Coordinates36°33′15″N 121°55′21″W
Built1924
Built byMichael J. Murphy
Built forRay C. De Yoe
Original useNewspaper office and Hat Shop
Current useRetail store
ArchitectMichael J. Murphy
Architectural style(s)Tudor Revival architecture
WebsiteAmerican Art Gallery
De Yoe Building is located in Carmel, California
De Yoe Building
De Yoe Building
Location of De Yoe Building in Carmel, California

History
Ray C. De Yoe

In 1924, Ray C. De Yoe, of the Carmel Realty Company hired master builder Michael J. Murphy to design and build the De Yoe Building on Dolores Street. It was the home of a group of shops, which included the Carmel Pine Cone office and the Carmelita Hat Shoppe, and was opposite of the Carmel Post Office.[2]

The two-story building has a steep pitched side-gabled composition roof, with a wood frame building with stuccoed walls and half-timbered diagonal boards on three cross gabled dormers for the upstairs story apartments. The building qualifies for inclusion in the downtown historic district property survey because of it is a significant example of Tudor Revival style applied to a commercial building in Carmel, and because it represents the style of builder M. J. Murphy, with its steep gabled roofs and exposed faux-wood beams, stuccoed walls and prominent chimneys.[1]

In February 1925, announcements appeared in the Carmel Pine Cone about the Carmel Hat Shop and the Carmel Pine Cone moving to the new De Yoe building on Dolores Street.[3] The Carmel Pine Cone stayed in the De Yoe building until the end of World War II. In 1927, Dene Denny and Hazel Watrous established the Denny-Watrous art gallery in the building. In 1931, they added a stage for theatrical performances, sponsored chamber-music recitals, which led to establishing the Carmel Bach Festival. Architects Richard Neutra and Rudolf Schindler lectured in the gallery on modern architecture during the 1930s. In the 1950s, the Studio Theatre was established with restaurant facilities added in 1962. A Western Union office, several galleries, antique shops, and restaurants have been tenants in the last 75 years.[1][4][5]

References
  1. Richard N. Janick (July 8, 2002). "Department Of Parks And Recreation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. Hale, Sharron Lee (1980). A Tribute to Yesterday: The History of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Santa Cruz, California: Valley Publishers. pp. 92, 95. ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. "De Yoe Building On Ocean Avenue Is Now Finished". The Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 20 June 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  4. Seavey, Kent (2007). Carmel, A History in Architecture. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 100–101, 108. ISBN 9780738547053. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. Gilliam, Harold; Gilliam, Ann (1992). Creating Carmel: The Enduring Vision. pp. 160–163. ISBN 9780879053970. Retrieved 2022-04-17. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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