| Industry | Real estate development company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder | James Franklin Devendorf, Frank Hubbard Powers |
| Fate | 1965 |
| Headquarters | Ocean Avenue and San Carlos Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
Key people | James F. Devendorf, Frank H. Powers |
| Products | real estate |
The Carmel Development Company was a real-estate development company that operated in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California from 1902 to 1965. It was developed by James Franklin Devendorf and Frank Hubbard Powers in 1902. Powers provided the capital and did the legal work of the corporation. Devendorf was the general manager and oversaw subdividing and developing the land. Between 1900 and 1910 the Carmel Development Company purchased parcels of land.[1][2]
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