Resource Name: Sunset Community & Cultural Center
Location: Between San Carlos St & Mission St; 8th Av. & 10 Av.
1. Sunset Community & Cultural Center
Amazingly, Sunset School Primary Classrooms #16, #17 and #18 are on the Carmel Inventory of Historic Resources, but not Sunset Community & Cultural Center. Yet the “Sunset Center” is on the National Register of Historic Places at the "State" level of significance, as follows:
Applicable Criterion ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
Applicable Criterion EVENT
Architect Donovan, John J.
Architect et.al.
Architectural Style LATE GOTHIC REVIVAL
Area of Significance ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance EDUCATION
Area of Significance ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Area of Significance PERFORMING ARTS
Current Function RECREATION AND CULTURE
Current Function RECREATION AND CULTURE
Current Function SOCIAL
Current Subfunction AUDITORIUM
Current Subfunction CIVIC
Current Subfunction MEETING HALL
Current Subfunction MUSEUM
Current Subfunction MUSIC FACILITY
Current Subfunction THEATER
Current Subfunction THEATER
Historic Function EDUCATION
Historic Function RECREATION AND CULTURE
Historic Function SOCIAL
Historic Subfunction AUDITORIUM
Historic Subfunction MEETING HALL
Historic Subfunction MUSIC FACILITY
Historic Subfunction SCHOOL
Historic Subfunction THEATER
Level of Significance STATE
Other name Sunset School
Owner LOCAL
Period of Significance 1925-1949
Source: National Register of Historic Places
http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS97&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000001
Sunset Cultural Center 1903-72 E/s San Carlos St. bet. 8th Av. & 10th Av.
Significance: “The overall design of Sunset Center reflects an image of an European country church with gothic styled detailing.” Associated with C.J. Ryland, who built the main auditorium in 1931.
Source: A Significant Building Survey for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, By the Monterey Architecture Resource Inventory, R. Janick, L. Boone, K. Seavy, January 1979.
Sunset Center
Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival
“The Sunset Theater/Sunset School Auditorium is historically significant to the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea under National Register Criterion A because it was the nucleus of artistic, civic and social events which took place there during the years 1931-57. Associated with a large number of world-famous artists who performed in Carmel after 1931.
Source: Carmel-by-the-Sea, Historic Survey, 1989-96
Inventory of Significant Historic Buildings
By The Carmel Preservation Foundation
Director Enid Sales
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