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GINGERBREAD HOUSE Perched high on a sand dune at the entrance to Indian Village is a Forest landmark, the storybook “Hansel and Gretel” cottage known as the Gingerbread House. DMFF accepted this property as a gift from Pebble Beach Corporation in 1993.
It was built in 1944 by Artist Pedro de Lemos as a guest house/studio for a much larger residence planned for the property. The poured concrete roof was hand formed to create the appearance of individually colored tiles. Due to the owner’s illness, the main residence was never finished, but the original foundation is still visible. The property was later sold to Pebble Beach Corporation. In 1991, Pebble Beach Corporation restored the house to its original appearance and made repairs to improve the structural condition. Jim Ferguson, a Pebble Beach painting contractor, completed the majority of the work. Following detailed research, each roof square was restored to its original color.
Preserved in the plaster above the garage in de Lemos own hand
is the inscription:
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