Still following the meter reader, I huff and puff my way up 6th Avenue. Honeymoon Cottage is about 1/2 block up on 6th Avenue. In 1928 an eastern investor named W.O.Swain convinced Carmel City Council to let him buy and develop a small 5 unit subdivision around a shared garden.
These 5 houses form the highest concentration of Comstock fairy tale cottages left in Carmel. I did notice what looked like a path veering off from the street right before I got to the house. Next visit I will chance a walk up the path. It sounds like “The Woods”, The Doll House”, “Fables”, “The Birthday House”, and “Honeymoon Cottage”once shared a back yard.
Hugh Comstock obtained his building permit for this cottage on May 21, 1928. When completed it sold for the sum of $ 3,123.00. As the name implies, this Comstock was used throughout the years as a honeymoon cottage, but it has had several owners.
One owner painted it yellow and named it” Yellow Bird”.
I love the name plaque with the ivy . Placed on the trim it looks like a gift wrapped house complete with ribbon and a bow.
Hugh painted most of his homes grey with olive trim. Honeymoon and Hansel both seem to have opted for white with blue-green trim.
A beautiful new 4 foot fence surrounds the property.
Many Comstock homes are getting improvement and repairs -after all this house is 83 years old.
The landscapers are busy mowing and trimming. I stand on my tip toes and point the camera over the fence.
I love the little door someone has place between the cottage and the detached garage.
The New Zealand Tea Tree is in bloom around the Carmel Stone patio. It is a study in soft pastels – green, white and pink- with a bowl of pansies and sweet alyssum placed on the table. Those old live oak trees provide the shade.
I back away before the owners bring out their morning coffee, put down the cushions on the chairs and enjoy the morning sun.
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Those meter readers have a merciless pace! I can’t wait to see what has become of the “shared garden”.
Ahhh….so jealous that you get to wander around Carmel and take such lovely pictures.
Signed,
“Living Vicariously in the Bay State”