The park is sparsely populated and shaded by several live oaks. Flowers beds are located at the entry points at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street. The city of Carmel holds special events in the park to mark the holidays. These include an annual Easter egg event, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, the Halloween parade and pumpkin roll, and holiday tree lighting. It has a public restroom and a water fountain. No dogs are allowed in the park.[1] Devendorf Park was recorded with the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 2002.[2]
In 1921, a group of Carmel citizens lobbied the city to purchase 15 ft (4.6 m) of dunes from James Franklin Devendorf, to preserve it for future generations. In 1922, the city approved the price set at $15,000. The purchase included the dunes, the Carmel beach, and Block 69, now Devendorf Park. For some time, the block served as a polo field, horseshoe pit, campground, and fairground. In 1928, the Mattie Hopper, wife of James Hopper, raised funds to support the park. In 1930, councilwoman Clara Kellogg and persuaded the city council to make it official by naming the park after James Devendorf.[3][4]
Michael J. Murphy gave a hundred yards of top soil for the project and Dr. R. A. Kocher provided Carmel stone and benches. Jane Deusner was the Carmel landscape architect and Jane Todd of Monterey selected the plants and materials. By 1932, planting had begun for the Devendorf Park.[4]
In the 1970s, rules were put in place to not allow anyone to sit or lie on the grass at the Devendorf Park, because "so many people have abused our little park."[5] Today, you are allowed to sit and have lunch or take a nap on the grass.[1] In January 1971, the park made national news when the California Supreme Court overturned the "no sitting" law.[4]
^ abc"Devendorf Park's humble beginnings, controversial past". The Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. June 15, 2001. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
^"Carmel Gets Message Across to Any Hippies". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 13 Dec 1970. p. 33. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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devendorf, park, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, general, notability, guideline, please, help, demonstrate, notab. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s general notability guideline Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Devendorf Park news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia s inclusion policy September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Devendorf Park is a city park that occupies the block of Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street Carmel by the Sea Monterey County California United States The park is Carmel s central gathering place for outdoor events The nearest larger town is Pebble Beach California The park is close to downtown shopping the Carmel beach and California State Route 1 Devendorf ParkDevendorf Park at Ocean AvenueLocation of Devendorf Park in Monterey County CaliforniaTypeMunicipal Park and Natural AreaLocationCarmel by the Sea CaliforniaCoordinates36 33 21 N 121 55 17 W 36 55583 N 121 92139 W 36 55583 121 92139Area4 acres 1 62 ha Created1932 1932 Operated bySan Francisco Recreation and ParksThe park is sparsely populated and shaded by several live oaks Flowers beds are located at the entry points at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Junipero Street The city of Carmel holds special events in the park to mark the holidays These include an annual Easter egg event Veterans Day Memorial Day Fourth of July the Halloween parade and pumpkin roll and holiday tree lighting It has a public restroom and a water fountain No dogs are allowed in the park 1 Devendorf Park was recorded with the National Register of Historic Places on July 25 2002 2 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp World War II memorial on park gournds In 1921 a group of Carmel citizens lobbied the city to purchase 15 ft 4 6 m of dunes from James Franklin Devendorf to preserve it for future generations In 1922 the city approved the price set at 15 000 The purchase included the dunes the Carmel beach and Block 69 now Devendorf Park For some time the block served as a polo field horseshoe pit campground and fairground In 1928 the Mattie Hopper wife of James Hopper raised funds to support the park In 1930 councilwoman Clara Kellogg and persuaded the city council to make it official by naming the park after James Devendorf 3 4 Michael J Murphy gave a hundred yards of top soil for the project and Dr R A Kocher provided Carmel stone and benches Jane Deusner was the Carmel landscape architect and Jane Todd of Monterey selected the plants and materials By 1932 planting had begun for the Devendorf Park 4 In the 1970s rules were put in place to not allow anyone to sit or lie on the grass at the Devendorf Park because so many people have abused our little park 5 Today you are allowed to sit and have lunch or take a nap on the grass 1 In January 1971 the park made national news when the California Supreme Court overturned the no sitting law 4 Gallery edit nbsp September 11 2001 Memorial nbsp The Devendorf pond and fountain nbsp Devendorf Park main lawn area nbsp Oak trees at the parkReferences edit a b Parks Devendorf Park ci carmel ca us Retrieved 2022 03 04 Kent L Seavey January 20 2002 Department Of Parks And Recreation PDF National Park Service Retrieved March 24 2022 Grimes Teresa Heumann Leslie Historic Context Statement Carmel by the Sea PDF Leslie Heumann and Associates1994 Retrieved 2022 01 18 a b c Devendorf Park s humble beginnings controversial past The Carmel Pine Cone Carmel by the Sea California June 15 2001 Retrieved 2022 03 26 Carmel Gets Message Across to Any Hippies The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino California 13 Dec 1970 p 33 Retrieved 2022 03 03 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Devendorf Park Devendorf Park Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devendorf Park amp oldid 1216381072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
