Bernard Wetzel Building
The Bernard Wetzel Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It is an example of Spanish Eclectic Revival style architecture. The building qualified as an important building in the city's downtown historic district property survey and was registered with the California Register of Historical Resources on September 7, 2004. The building has been occupied by Whittakers since 1989. History The Bernard Wetzel Building was established in 1906 by Courland J. Arne, Carmel's first barber. The original building had a canvas roof and was on Lot 5. In 1916, when the city was incorporated, Carmelites came to Arne's barber shop to sign the incorporation petition. In May 1923, owner Bernard Wetzel moved the barber shop ten feet to the adjoining lot to make way for the Bank of Carmel. Franklin Devendorf, Frank Powers, Sam Powers, came out to watch M. J. Murphy move the building. Wetzel replaced Arne's tent with a board-and-batten building. The Bernard Wetzel Building is a one-and-one-half story, concrete block Spanish Eclectic Revival style commercial building, located on Ocean Avenue, between San Carlos and Dolores Streets, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The exterior walls are textured in cement stucco. The roof has a low-pitched roof with Mission