In the end, the property with 1,400 square feet that had an asking price of eight figures sold for its asking price.
The Mrs. Clinton Walker House is one of the most iconic residential structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This house is one of only a few in the country that were integrated into nature in such a stylish manner. In a rare example of a one-of-a-kind home, this one-of-a-kind mansion has just been sold for million, according to Rich Report, and it is located on Carmel Point, near Carmel-by-the-Sea, a celeb-favorite area of California.
It is Wright’s only home designed by the architect in a coastal setting and is constructed in Wright’s Usonian style and has 1,400 square feet of living space, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and is one of the designer’s only single-story homes. Della Walker, the wife of Minneapolis lumber executive Clinton Walker, who was the founder of the Minneapolis newspaper, wrote a letter to Wright in 1945 asking him to take over the seaside project on behalf of her husband.
Having lived alone for most of her life, she noted that she hoped she would have privacy and protection, as well as a house as durable as rocks and as charming and transparent as the waves, as well as delicate as the seashore.
The inspiration for Walker was the images of Wright’s Fallingwater, where he was captivated by the way he integrated the stream into the property, believing he could create something just as remarkable on the beach. “You are the only man who can do this—will you help me?” she asked in the end.
As a result of Wright’s interest, he embraced the project in 1948, appreciating the “brief and to the point” letter in which he requested the project to be undertaken. According to reports, it is not unusual for architects to refuse to make any adjustments to their outlines, which is why when the plan was completed in 1952, it was built largely in accordance with what the architect had originally envisioned.
A hexagonal living room, which frames views of the crashing waves in the distance, stands out as the most notable feature of the home. It looks like the bow of a ship that cuts through the ocean. “I hope this tiny aristocrat among the Carmel bourgeois, so exciting in itself, is not only a domestic experience giving you the joy you, its progenitor, deserve, but a spiritual uplift,” Walker wrote to the architect following his visit to the house.
It is true that the allure of Carmel, like that of the nearby coast, has ebbed and flowed throughout the ages, but Wright’s assessment that it was a suburb of upper-middle class residents has generally remained true, for the most part.
Brad Pitt recently purchased a beautiful home in this area, which is renown for its amazing architecture and quaint atmosphere, which makes it a popular spot among celebrities. The area is also known for its unique Frank Lloyd Wright designs, as well as the iconic Butterfly House, which has been listed on the market for a price of million, among other things.
Apparently, the Mrs. Clinton Walker house has been acquired by a real estate investment and development firm, Esperanza Carmel LLC, which also owns several other properties in the area, according to Rich Report. There was a group of Della Walker’s relatives who were selling the property, and the listing was represented by Canning Properties Group with Sotheby’s International Realty on behalf of the sellers.
