sentences:  The early Carmel bohemians participated in events held at these facilities, including writers Mary Austin and George Sterling.The dramatic presentations there achieved national attention as early as 1914, and an article in The Mercury Herald commented "...a fever of activity seems to have seized the community and each newcomer is immediately inoculated and begins with great enthusiasm to do something... with plays, studios and studies...".Both the clubhouse and the Arts & Crafts Hall were destroyed by fire in 1949.