Seven Arts Building

Seven Arts Building
Seven Arts Building street view
LocationOcean Avenue & Lincoln Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Coordinates36°33′17″N 121°55′26″W / 36.55472°N 121.92389°W / 36.55472; -121.92389
Built1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Built byPercy Parkes
Built forHerbert Heron
Original useBook and art store
Current useRetail store
ArchitectAlbert B. Coats
Architectural style(s)Tudor Revival
Seven Arts Building is located in Monterey Peninsula
Seven Arts Building
Seven Arts Building
Location in the Monterey Peninsula

The Seven Arts Building, is a one-and-one-half-story, Tudor Revival-style commercial building in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It was designed by Albert B. Coats and built by Percy Parkes for poet mayor Herbert Heron in 1925, as a bookshop and printing press. It was built with Thermotite fireproof concrete blocks. It was home to the Carmel Cymbal newspaper, the Carmel Art Association's first gallery, and the Carmel Art Institute.[1][2]

  1. ^ Kent L. Seavey (January 31, 2002). "DPR 523 Form Volume II 70 Historic Resources". City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. pp. 42–43. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Hale, Sharon Lee (1980). A Tribute to Yesterday: the History of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Valley Publishers. pp. 47, 65. ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved 2022-04-04.