Jeffers, Robinson, House
Historic home of poet Robinson Jeffers in Carmel, California. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 26304 Ocean View Ave., Carmel, CA |
| County | Monterey County |
| Listed | Oct 10, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75000444 |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 26304 Ocean View Ave., Carmel, CA |
| Website | torhouse.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 36.54211, -121.93460 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Pinnacles National Park · 42 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | White Oaks Campground 25 mi · China Camp Campground 27 mi · Arroyo Seco 33 mi |
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Drawings & photographs
Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 2 records ↗
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Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000444. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.