Outlands in the Eighty Acres
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Outlands in the Eighty Acres | |
 Flanders Mansion, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California | |
  Location in the Monterey Peninsula | |
| Location | 25800 Hatton Rd., Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
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| Coordinates | 36°32′54″N 121°55′0″W / 36.54833°N 121.91667°W |
| Built | 1924/1925 |
| Built by | Fred Ruhl |
| Architect | Henry Higby Gutterson |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000228[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 1989 |
Outlands in the Eighty Acres, also known as Flanders Mansion is an 8,000-square-foot Tudor Revival house. The architect Henry Higby Gutterson oversaw the construction using light grey interlocking Precast concrete blocks. It is located within the Mission Trail Nature Preserve in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1989.[2][3]
History
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Paul and Grace Flanders, married in 1920, came to Carmel in 1922, to build a home and start a business in real estate development. They purchased 80 acres of land from Dr. Daniel T. MacDougal. Flanders designed a two-story home, which they named the Outlands at 25800 Hatton Road, located on a hill overlooking the Carmel Mission, and Point Lobos.[2][4]
The Flander's were one of the first Carmelites to hire an outside architect,[citation needed] Henry Higby Gutterson, to design and contractor Fred Ruhl to build their residence. The home lies at the end of a driveway off Hatton Road surrounded by upper end of the Mission Trail Nature Preserve. The "Outlands" English cottage design was one of the first use[citation needed] of this style of residential architecture in Carmel By-the-Sea. The construction with light grey interlocking Precast concrete blocks that were advertised as "fireproof, waterproof and practically everlasting."[2][5]
In 1972, Mayor Gunnar Norberg mounted the "Save the Flanders Estate' campaign. As vice-mayor, he persuaded the City of Carmel to purchase the Flanders mansion and adjoining 14.9 acres (6.0 ha) from the Flanders heirs for $275,000 (equivalent to $2,003,103 in 2023). It has become part of the 34-acre Mission Trail Nature Preserve.[2] The non-profit organization Flanders Foundation was formed in 1998 to oversee the city owned 34 acres (14 ha) the mansion and Mission Trail Nature Preserve.[6]
See also
[edit]- Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Seavey, Kent L. (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Outlands in the Eighty Acres". National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Federal Register 1989-03-07". archive.org. 7 March 1989. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "Easter Brings Eastbay Folk to Art Colony". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 12 Apr 1925. p. 21. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ^ "The Flanders Mansion Historic American Buildings Survey" (PDF). City of Carmel. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. March 2014. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ "Flanders Foundation receives grant trust". The Californian. Salinas, California. 17 Apr 2004. p. 35. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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