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Historic resources board removes Comstock "unit house" from Carmel inventory after consultants find loss of integrity
Summary
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Historic Resources Board voted to remove a Hugh Comstock "unit house" at Torres Street from the city's inventory of historic resources after city- and applicant-contracted consultants concluded 1959 and 1994 additions had erased the building's integrity; owners said they do not plan to demolish the house.
Carmel-by-the-Sea — The Historic Resources Board on Oct. 28 approved a resolution removing a Hugh Comstock 'unit house' at Torres Street from the Carmel inventory of historic resources after consultants concluded later additions had substantially diminished the structure's integrity.
Staff said the house, constructed in 1934 and previously listed as significant under criterion 3, has a south-wing addition from 1959 and a middle-wing addition from 1994 that city and applicant consultants identified as the primary causes of lost integrity. The staff report cited Carmel Municipal Code section 17.32.07(d) and noted the city's contracted consultant, Meg Clovis, concluded the house "does not retain substantial…
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