Delos Goldsmith
Born
Delos Edward Goldsmith

(1828-09-03)September 3, 1828
Painesville, Ohio, US
Died3 July 1921(1921-07-03) (aged 92)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
OccupationMaster builder
SpouseAnna Barbara Stenner
Children3

Delos Edward Goldsmith (September 3, 1828–July 3, 1921), was an American master builder and one of the earliest settlers of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Goldsmith built many of the early homes in Carmel. Some of his most notable projects were the construction of the first hotel (Pine Inn) and the Carmel Bathhouse.[1]

Early life

Delos Edward Goldsmith was born in Painesville, Ohio, on September 3, 1828. He was the son of architect Jonathan Gillett Goldsmith (1784-1847) of Milford, Connecticut. His mother, Abigail Jones (1787-1887), was born of English parents in Massachusetts in 1787.[2] His son, Delos E. Goldsmith, Jr. (1871-1900), a reporter, died on August 2, 1900 in Painesville at the age of 29.[3]

Career

In 1846, Goldsmith left Ohio for New Orleans. He then moved to San Francisco in 1850 was a witness to the San Francisco Fire of 1851. He was a carpenter for two years in San Francisco and worked for the first Presidio of San Francisco.[2]

He left for Marysville, and later went to Yuma, Arizona. He worked in the oil business until the outbreak of the American Civil War, when he was appointed citizen wagon master of the Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Union Army.[4] Goldsmith was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry by the Confederates and endured hardships until he escaped. He went south on a lumber expedition.[2]

By 1872, he was selling real estate in Ohio.[5] In 1879, he became an agent for Dr. Stockton, who was involved in oil.[2]

Goldsmith left Ohio and moved back to San Francisco in late 1886. His niece, Abbie Jane Hunter, was already living in San Francisco.[6] She was a real estate agent for the Women's Investment Company in San Francisco, that would become Carmel's first real estate development group.[7][8] Goldsmith completed his voter registration on October 16, 1888 in at 355 First Street in San Francisco.[9]

Carmel City

Goldsmith, Hunter, and her son Wesley R. Hunter moved to Carmel City in late 1888, where they started buying lots and building their first homes.[8] Goldsmith became the first builder in Carmel.[6]

In 1888, Goldsmith built a one-story vernacular side-gabled redwood residence for Duckworth, now known as the Santiago Duckworth House. The house is located on Carpenter Street SW of Second Avenue.[10][1] In 1888, Goldsmith and Hunter carried water from the Carmel River until a well was made.[11]

In December 1889, Abbie Hunter bought seven lots in Carmel City from Duckworth.[12] Goldsmith purchased five lots in March 1890. Over time, they each acquired more property.[6]

In 1889, Duckworth set aside 5 lots on Broadway Avenue (now Junipero), between 6th Avenue and Ocean Avenue, for Carmel City's first two-story Craftsman-style 18-room Hotel Carmelo (now the present Pine Inn). Goldsmith built the hotel with the help of Hunter and her son, Wesley Hunter. The hotel had 8 bedrooms, a front and back parlor with an open fireplace, a dining room, and a front porch.[2]: p11 

Carmel bathhouse

Carmel Bathhouse built by Delos Goldsmith in 1889.
George Sterling, Mary Austin, Jack London and Jimmie Hooper on Carmel Beach with Carmel Bathhouse.

In 1888-1889, Hunter and Goldsmith built the first community bathhouse at the end of Ocean Avenue at the Carmel beach, with the help of her son, Wesley Hunter. There was a boardwalk running from the main door to the beach. The bathhouse was built to attracts tourists and had a boardwalk running from the main door to the beach with a cupola and windows across the front to view the Carmel Bay coastline.[13][14] The building lasted for forty years before being sold to the City of Carmel in 1921. The cost of upkeep and the potential for lawsuits led the city to sell it in 1929 to W. C. Mann, who dismantled it and used the lumber for her own home.[11][2]: p11 

In 1890, Goldsmith did the design for the Farm Center building at the entrance of Robinson Canyon in Carmel Valley. It was the scene of get togethers for Carmel Valley residents. There was dancing with a fiddle, good food, and poker. By 1926, the center was called the Valley Social Club.[15][2]: p119 

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Between 1892 and 1894, Goldsmith worked with Hunter to build two identical historic Queen Anne-style cottages, designed by contractor Douglas Knox Fraiser.[10] The first house was the home for Hunter and her son, now known as the Abbie Jane Hunter House.[16] William Askew became the owners of the home.[2] The second became the Goldsmithss home. Goldsmith built a home for his wife's sister's daughter, Augusta Robertson, where he lived while he constructed other homes for early residents.[2]: p6  Today this is the home of the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts.[17]

On August 16, 1891, Hunter and Goldsmith managed to sell 300 lots, mainly to teachers, professors, and writers.[11][18]

Goldsmith built a shed for his carpenter shop on the southwest corner of Ocean Avenue and San Carlos Street, behind the Carmel Development Company Building. It was one of Carmel City's first businesses.[2]: p6  In 1904, Devendorf opened the first public school in the Goldsmith carpenter shop.[19]: p111 [11][19]: p93 [2]: p26 

In 1905, Goldsmith built a vernacular cabin on Monte Verde Street NW of 9th Avenue, now called the Sinclair Lewis House. Writer and playwright Sinclair Lewis and William Benet rented the home in 1909.[1]

Death

Goldsmith died at the Carmel Peninsula hospital on July 3, 1921. Funeral services were held on July 5, 1921.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dramov, Alissandra; Momboisse, Lynn A. (2016). Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9781439656747. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hale, Sharron Lee (1980). A tribute to yesterday: The history of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Santa Cruz, California: Valley Publishers. p. 6. ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  3. ↑ "An Eventful Career Closed". Crestline Advocate. Crestline, Ohio. 9 Aug 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. 1 2 "Pioneer Of Carmel Dead. Delos Goldsmith Passes At 92 Years". Monterey Daily Cypress and Monterey American. Monterey, California. July 5, 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  5. ↑ "Real Estate Transfers". Northern Ohio Journal. Painesville, Ohio. January 27, 1872. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  6. 1 2 3 Neal Hotelling (12 Jul 2019). "The early days of developing the town and the mysterious Abbie Jane Hunter" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Old Bath House". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1945-07-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  8. 1 2 "Wesley Hunter". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1966-06-23. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. ↑ California Great Registers, 1850-1920, San Francisco, California, 16 Oct 1888{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. 1 2 Seavey, Kent (2007). Carmel, A History in Architecture. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. pp. 30–31. ISBN 9780738547053. Retrieved 2022-01-16. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. 1 2 3 4 Grimes, Teresa; Heumann, Leslie. "Historic Context Statement Carmel-by-the-Sea" (PDF). Leslie Heumann and Associates1994. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  12. ↑ Larry Scriviani (April 26, 2004). "Santiago Duckworth and the Catholic Resort". Harrison Memorial Library. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  13. ↑ Gilliam, Harold; Gilliam, Ann (1992). Creating Carmel: the Enduring Vision. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books. p. 62. ISBN 9780879053970. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  14. ↑ Barratt, Elizabeth (2010). Images of America Carmel Valley. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9780738571621. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  15. ↑ Fink, Augusta (2000). Monterey County: The Dramatic Story of its Past. Valley Publishers. p. 202. ISBN 9780913548622. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  16. ↑ "Carmel Inventory Of Historic Resources Database" (PDF). City Of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  17. ↑ "Abbie Jane Hunter". Adventures Of A Home Town Tourist. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. October 30, 2014. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  18. ↑ Neal Hotelling (19 Jul 2019). "What if trains had come to carmel and Pebble Beach? We'll never know" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  19. 1 2 Dramov, Alissandra (2013). Carmel-by-the-Sea, the Early Years (1903-1913). Bloomington, IN. pp. 93–95. ISBN 9781491824146. Retrieved 2022-03-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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