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Deetjen's Big Sur Inn, Hayloft Building, East Side of State Highway 1, Big Sur, Monterey County, CA
LocationEast Side of State Highway 1,
Big%252BSur, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CA-2611-B
Building/structure dates:
1941 initial construction
Related Names
Deetjen, Helmuth
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. Contextual view east from third floor of Big Sur Inn Building (HABS-CA-2611-A).
2. Contextual view southwest from hillside behind Inn, with corner of 'Big Sur Inn' Building (HABS-CA-2611-A) at extreme right, State Highway 1 curving through middle ground.
3. Contextual view west from hillside behind Inn, showing roof surface and portion of east elevation. Scale visible at lower center. Roof of 'Big Sur Inn' Building (HABS-CA-2611-A) visible at upper right.
4. Contextual oblique view southeast showing building in landscaped and natural setting. Scale visible adjacent to storage area door at lower right center. Stairs to second floor guest rooms out of sight at center, next to small sign. Open door at lower left center is small, one-story storage building on north side of 'Hayloft' stairs.
5. View to east of west elevation. Second story deck at right opens off 'Fireside' guest room; Helmuth Deetjen hand-carved the balusters. Scale just visible against first story wall at lower right.
6. View east up stairs to second story guest rooms. Storage building at left. Scale visible at left side of stairs, placed on sixth step.
7. Oblique view southeast of north end of building. Scale visible adjacent to door at lower right. Compare to HABS-CA-2611-B-4.
8. View south of north elevation at northeast corner of building. Window opens into 'Petite Cuisine' room (see HABS-CA-2611-B-18).
9. Oblique view northwest of east elevation at northeast corner of building; previous view taken at corner visible at extreme right.
10. View north of south elevation, showing how building steps up hillside at right. Scale visible against door at right center.
11. Oblique contextual view northeast of south elevation, showing building in setting. Note stone retaining wall and landscaping adjacent to parked vehicles, proximity of natural setting. 'Antique' building (HABS-CA-2611-C) just out of photo at right.
12. Oblique view northeast of south elevation at southwest corner of building. Door at center accesses storage area. Pedimented 'niche' at left center holds mosaic shown in HABS-CA-2611-B-14. Scale visible at left edge of open door.
13. Oblique view northeast of west elevation, again showing deck opening off 'Fireplace' room. Shed-roofed 'Van Gogh' room at left, second story. Scale placed at center, below balustrade.
14. Detail, view north of mosaic on south elevation. See also photo HABS-CA-2611-12.
15. Detail, view northeast across second floor deck. Scale visible at right of door opening into 'Fireplace' room. 'Van Gogh' room at left.
16. 'Van Gogh' room, view west from doorway.
17. 'Van Gogh' room, view east to doorway. Scale visible at right side of doorway.
18. 'Petite Cuisine' room, view east. Window at left also shown in exterior photo HABS-CA-26121-B-8.
19. 'Honeymoon' room, view southwest from doorway.
20. 'Honeymoon' room, view northeast toward door. Scale visible at right of Dutch door.
21. 'Little' room, view northwest from doorway.
22. 'Little' room, view southeast, door visible at left.
23. 'Fireplace' room, view south. Scale visible at extreme right, against doorway to deck.
24. 'Fireplace' room, view east from doorway to deck. Scale visible against fireplace.
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