National Register of Historic Places

Jeffers, Robinson, House

Carmel, Monterey County, California
Listed
October 9, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000444

About this property

Tor House and Hawk Tower is the historic home in Carmel Point, California, of poet Robinson Jeffers and his family from 1919 until 1999. Here Jeffers wrote all his major works of poetry. Construction of Tor House began in 1919 and was completed in 1924, with Jeffers acting as the stonemason's apprentice. With the skills he learned in the construction of Tor House, Jeffers began work on Hawk Tower in 1920, completing it in 1924. The Tor House Foundation was established in 1978 to oversee Tor House and Hawk Tower as a museum. In 2024 the property was designated a National Historic Landmark.

Location

26304 Ocean View Ave.
Carmel, Monterey County, California
36.54211, -121.93460

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Sources

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When was Jeffers, Robinson, House listed on the National Register?

Jeffers, Robinson, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1975.

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Jeffers, Robinson, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Jeffers, Robinson, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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