Resource Name: Forest Theater
Location: Mr. View Av. between Guadalupe St. & Santa Rita St.
2. Forest Theater
Forest Theater 1939 Mt. View Av. bet. Guadalupe St. & Santa Rita St.
Significance: Herbert Heron founded, designed and built Forest Theater in 1910; WPA in 1939.
“An excellent example of an open space theatre that brings together environment and the theater audience.”
Architect: Bert Heron
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.
Forest Theater
Date Construction: 1910
Period of Significance: 1902-1945
Significance: California Register of Historical Resources criterion (2) is associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history and (3) embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region, or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values. The Forest Theater has the distinction of being “the first open-air community theater in America.” Founded and designed by Herbert Heron in 1910; the stage and dressing rooms were rebuilt by the City and the WPA in 1939, as were the seats for the audience.
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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