Maps & Buildings

Home & Building Research 

Carmel House & Building Research: A resource guide put together by our local history librarian

• City of Carmel Building Permits: 1920-Feb 1928; 1928-Jan 1934; 1939-1940
• City of Carmel Property Files: construction information, permits and plans for individual properties within city limits
• Inventory of Historic Carmel Buildings: Part I (Blocks A-69) and Part II (Blocks 70-End)
• Carmel Development Company Collection: Business records of the development of Carmel, from Devendorf and Powers, 1891-1997. (Full collection guide)
• List of Deeds of Property, Carmel Development Company Papers (1903-1935)
• Fire Insurance Maps Online: Access through your library account. Historical maps of Monterey County houses and buildings, 1880s-1950s. (Email hml.localhist@gmail.com to request additional maps.)
• House Names in Carmel (This map is not created or maintained by the City of Carmel-By-The-Sea.)
• City Directories Online (1947-1961, some gaps)

Maps

• Fire Insurance Maps Online: Access through your library account. Historical maps of Monterey County houses and buildings, 1880s-1950s. (Email hml.localhist@gmail.com to request additional maps.)
• Homes of Famous Carmelites (Additional information)
• House Names in Carmel (This map is not created or maintained by the City of Carmel-By-The-Sea.)
• Old Carmel on Historypin: Explore Carmel’s history overlaid on today’s streets. Find Jo Mora’s studio, George Sterling’s home, Carmel’s first library and much more.

Historic Building Brochures

• Artists and Artisans - Carmel Woods
• The Eighty Acres - Carmel-by-the-Sea
• Historic Houses - Carmel-by-the-Sea
• Historic Inns - Carmel-by-the-Sea

More in the Library

Available at the Local History Department in the Park Branch Library.

• Carmel Preservation Foundation Collection: Survey of Carmel buildings, builders and architects conducted 1990s-2000s.
• City directories and reverse look-ups (1926-present, some gaps)
• M.J. Murphy estimates/costs for home building/projects (1915-1917)