Carmel Highlands

Carmel Highlands is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States. It is  south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, at an elevation of 318 feet (97 m). Carmel Highlands is just south of the Point Lobos State Reserve, and serves as the northern gateway of the Big Sur coastline along California State Route 1. Carmel Highlands was founded in 1916 by developers Frank Hubbard Powers and James Franklin Devendorf and the Carmel Development Company.

History

In 1906, the Carmel Development Company purchased  of land from the local ranchers south of Point Lobos, where it developed the Carmel Highlands. In 1915, Frank Devendorf developed the Carmel Highlands as a residential community of creative people dedicated to the arts. Devendorf and his foreman, Frank DeAmaral developed the area with the Highlands Inn as a resort hotel at the center of the development. He planted pine trees and laid out the roads and building sites. His friend, marine artist William Frederic Ritschel, helped him plan sight lines for the hotel that had views north along the coast.

References

Other websites

 Carmel Highlands Association

Category:Unincorporated communities in California
Category:Northern California
Category:Settlements in Monterey County, California