House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, wih the appearance of a ship with a bow cutting through the waves, located in Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Overview

The Clinton Walker House, also known as Cabin on the Rocks, is located on Carmel Point in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. It has the appearance of a ship with a bow cutting through the waves. 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

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 and Pebble Beach.

The house was built by Miles Bain. It 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.

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