Carmel Woods is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Monterey County, California, United States. It is located adjoining the northern city limits of
Carmel-by-the-Sea and adjacent to
Pebble Beach.
[ Carmel Woodsat Geonames.org (cc-by)post updated 2006-01-15] Carmel Woods was laid out in 1922 by developer
Samuel F. B. Morse (1885–1969). It included a subdivision with 119 building lots. Carmel Woods was one of three major land developments adjacent to the Carmel city limits between 1922 and 1925. The other two were the
Hatton Fields, a between the eastern town limit and Highway 1, and the Walker Tract to the south, which was of the Martin Ranch called
The Point.
History

In 1919, Samuel F. B. Morse purchased the Del Monte Properties Company, which included with 119 building lots on the north side of Carmel.
Mark Daniels, a landscape engineer, was hired by Morse to draw the plans for Carmel Woods and Pebble Beach developments. On June 8, 1922, the Del Monte Properties Company, in cooperation with the town Trustees and Planning Commission of
Carmel-by-the-Sea, announced a new Carmel subdivision to opened on July 22, 1922.
A
shrine
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with a wooded statue of Padre
Junípero Serra
Saint Junípero Serra Ferrer (; ; November 24, 1713August 28, 1784), popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Roman Catholic, Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order. He is credited with establishing the Francis ...
was installed at the entrance to the development, at the intersection of Camino del Monte and Alta Avenue in the community of Carmel Woods. The statue was carved and painted by the local artist
Jo Mora (1876–1947), and displayed within a small wooden shrine, surrounded by plants and a pair of wooden benches. The opening day, coincided with the Junipero Serra Day Celebration featuring Garnet Holme's Carmel Mission play ''Serra,'' at the
Forest Theater.
Climate
See also
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Statue of Junípero Serra
References
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Unincorporated communities in Monterey County, California
1922 establishments in California
Populated places established in 1922
Populated coastal places in California
Unincorporated communities in California