Poet Robinson Jeffers and his wife Una built Tor House in 1919 above Carmel Bay. Jeffers learned masonry from the builder and then kept going on his own.
He spent years hauling granite boulders up from the shore to build Hawk Tower, a gift for Una and their twin sons.
The Tor House Foundation owns the house and gives tours.
Timeline
- 1919Tor House is built.
- 1924Hawk Tower is completed.
- 1962Jeffers dies at the house.
A poet made his house with his own hands, one stone at a time.
