Butterfly House (Carmel Point, California)
Historic house in Carmel-by-the-Sea
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Butterfly House, is a Mid-century modern style house built in 1951 located on Carmel Point in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Due to its unique wing-shaped roof, this building is commonly referred to as the Butterfly House. The house was designed and built by architect Francis W. Wynkoop. It is one of the few houses that is on the rocky Carmel shoreline.
| Butterfly House | |
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Butterfly House in Carmel Point | |
 Interactive map of the Butterfly House area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mid-century modern |
| Location | 26320 Scenic Road, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |
| Coordinates | 36°32′28″N 121°55′58″W |
| Construction started | 1950 |
| Completed | 1952 |
| Height | |
| Roof | wing-shaped roof |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 3,700 square feet (340 m2) |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Francis W. Wynkoop (1902-1978) |
| Architecture firm | Francis W. Wynkoop Inc. |
| Other designers | Jamie Bush & Co. |
History
Architectural style
The Butterfly House is a 1+1⁄2-story, Mid-century modern-style building. It has a wing-shaped hipped roof. The house was built with a deck cantilevered out over solid granite rocks, at the edge of the breakers. Workers had to drill into the granite rock to sink caissons 5 ft (1.5 m) below the ground-level and covered them with reinforced concrete.The house is built of pumice block to blend into its surroundings.[2]
