Research a Building
Online Resources
Carmel House & Building Research: A resource guide put together by our local history librarian
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
Maps
- Carmel House Names (This map is not created or maintained by the City of Carmel-By-The-Sea.)
Fire Insurance Maps Online: Access through your library account. Historical maps of Monterey County houses and buildings, 1880s-1950s. (Request additional Carmel maps.)
- Homes of Famous Carmelites (Additional information)
In-Library Resources
Available at the Local History Department in the Park Branch Library.
- City directories and reverse look-ups (1926-present, some gaps)
- List of Deeds of Property, Carmel Development Company Papers (1903-1935)
- M.J. Murphy estimates/costs for home building/projects (1915-1917)
- City of Carmel Building Permits (1920-1933, 1939-1940)
- Historic Resources Inventory: Information on properties in Carmel deemed historic
- Carmel Development Company Collection
- Carmel Preservation Foundation Collection