travel north america united states california carmel by the sea tor house & hawk tower
DESIGNER: ROBINSON JEFFERS (1919)
Tor House was designed by California poet Robinson Jeffers who named it for the stone outcropping on which it was built.
Jeffers worked as an apprentice under builder Mike Murphy for it's construction and later did the stonework on the tower.
It features some nice stone work and has a comfortable old English garden feel to the grounds.
As an architect who has built some of his own designs, I found I felt a sort of kinship with Jeffers.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON TOR HOUSE AND HAWK TOWER
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON CARMEL BY THE SEA
TRAVEL: 2010
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Aerial view from Hawk Tower, Tor House, Carmel, California, USA, 2010.
Exterior, Tor House, Carmel, California, USA, 2010.
Cottage and garden wall, Tor House, Carmel, California, USA, 2010.
Detail of stonework and garden, Tor House, Carmel, California, USA, 2010.
Details of Hawk Tower, Tor House, Carmel, California, USA, 2010.
Lynn and I trying not to laugh at the photographer, Tor House, Carmel, California, USA, 2010.
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