I am wandering around the area where Hugh Comstock built several of his Post Adobe ranches when I turn and see this. 

This has to be a Comstock. I approach the red gate as a neighbor walks by.

I ask if she knows anything about the cottage. Nope.

She watches me for a while and I slink away.

Some time later, I see a listing in the Pine Cone. The little cottage is for sale.

And it is a Comstock.

The listing shows a living room

Bedroom

And bath

The little guest house out back appears to have a living room

Kitchenette

And bath

The next time I am in Carmel, I make another visit. The For-Sale sign is in the front yard so I again approach the gate,

Walk up the front walk

Along the side of the house with it half-timbering, steeply pitched hipped roof

And back to the guest house.

Yup, there is a signature light fixture

And tall Chimney

Hinges

And narrow window

Kent Seavey provides more information. 

At this time (1926) well-to-do visitors were building vacation homes in Carmel. And this home could well fit into this category.

The design is Tudor Revival.

The little cottage has the distinction of an addition by Lee Gottfied in 1929

And an interior remodel by George Mark Whitcomb in 1947.

So three of Carmel’s master builders worked on this house.

I am back again and revisit. The cottage is sold and new signs of life are clear.

Handsome chairs in the front yard

Trees are protected

The back yard now has a brick patio and arbor

And the ledge on the studio 

Has pots waiting to be planted.

This gentleman leans against the side of the studio clearly surprised by the changes taking place. 

It will be fun to watch.