Mrs. Clinton Walker House

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Mrs. Clinton Walker House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Carmel-by-the-Sea.jpg
Mrs. Clinton Walker House - Frank Lloyd Wright
Mrs. Clinton Walker House is located in Monterey Peninsula
Mrs. Clinton Walker House
Mrs. Clinton Walker House is located in California
Mrs. Clinton Walker House
Mrs. Clinton Walker House is located in the United States
Mrs. Clinton Walker House
Location26336 Scenic Road, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Coordinates36°33′19″N 121°55′24″W / 36.55528°N 121.92333°W / 36.55528; -121.92333Coordinates: 36°33′19″N 121°55′24″W / 36.55528°N 121.92333°W / 36.55528; -121.92333
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1951 (1951)
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Architectural styleOrganic architecture
NRHP reference No.16000634[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1977

Mrs. Clinton Walker House, also known as Cabin on the Rocks, is located on Scenic Drive in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 and completed in 1951 for Mrs. Clinton Della Walker of Pebble Beach. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Design of Mrs. Clinton Walker House[]

The house, an example of Wright's organic architecture, is built on granite boulders, uses the local Carmel stone, and has a roof the color of the sea that is shaped to resemble the bow of a ship. It is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house that overlooks the ocean. Mrs. Clinton Walker told Wright she wanted a house “as durable as the rocks and as transparent as the waves." The house has a view of the Carmel Bay.[2][3][4]

Mrs. Clinton Walker House has a Usonian design; it is a small (originally only 1,200 square feet), single-story house that incorporates a hexagon floor with 120-degree angles, with three rooms completely open with views of the ocean. The low roof is covered with copper shingles. The living-dining room is centered around a floor-to-ceiling fireplace with built-in furniture. The hexagonal modules of the floor plan gave the appearance of a honeycomb. The window frames are painted in Wright's signature "Cherokee Red" color with reverse-stepped glass windows. A master bedroom was added in 1956. The house is similar to the Hanna House in Palo Alto.[2][3]

In 1954, Wright said, "The over-all-effect is quiet, and the long white surf lines of the sea seem to join the lines of the house to make a natural melody." The California Style landscape design was achieved by Thomas D. Church, who is one of the pioneer landscape designers of the 20th-century.[5]

In the 1959 movie A Summer Place, the characters Ken Jorgenson (Richard Egan) and Sylvia (Dorothy McGuire) have a beach house, which was filmed at the Clinton Walker House. In the film, Sylvia tells Molly (Sandra Dee) that Frank Lloyd Wright designed the house, seemingly located on the East Coast near the movie's "Pine Island" location. The film shows views of the Walker house's interior, exterior and patio. Additional scenes were filmed at a cottage located at Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel.[6]

Gallery[]

  • Ocean view of Mrs. Clinton Walker House

  • Street view of Mrs. Clinton Walker House

  • Side view of Mrs. Clinton Walker House

  • Ocean view of Mrs. Clinton Walker House

  • Bow view of Clinton Walker House

See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Monterey County, California

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b MALLOY, BETSY (2019-06-26). "Mrs. Clinton Walker House by Frank Lloyd Wright". www.tripsavvy.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. ^ a b "DELLA WALKER HOUSE". Frank Lloyd Wright Sites. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. ^ "I Name Names". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 22 Jun 1951. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. ^ Gebhard, David (1997). The California architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Chronicle Books. San Francisco. pp. 58–61. OCLC 988843325. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  6. ^ Susanne Hopkins (September 5, 1996). "Eastwood Style: Clint's Resort Will Make Your Days (and Nights) California Carefree". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

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