James Franklin Devendorf

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Franklin Devendorf
James Franklin Devendorf (1877), 21 Years Old
Born	James Franklin Devendorf April 6, 1856 (1856-04-06) Lowell, Michigan, US
Died	9 October 1934(1934-10-09) (aged 78) Oakland, California, US
Occupation	Real estate development
Spouse	Lilliana Augusta Potter
Children	5

James Franklin Devendorf (April 6, 1856 – October 9, 1934), was a pioneer real estate developer and philanthropist. Devendorf and attorney Frank Hubbard Powers (1864-1921), founded the Carmel Development Company in 1902. He became the "Father" of an artists and writers' colony that became Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, which included the Carmel Highlands, California. Devendorf spent the next 30 years of his life developing Carmel and the Carmel Highlands into a community of painters, writers, and musicians.^[1][2]