#craftsman-architecture

#craftsman-architecture

In 1901, when he was 25 years old, Smith bought five acres along the unpaved two-lane Giffin Road, "a little dirt lane" that snaked all the way from El Camino Real up to La Honda. Now called San Antonio Road, it was then used for redwood logging. Gilbert Smith pitched a tent on his property - "amidst the owl clover and California poppies" - while building a house and tank tower. Those structures still stand today, having survived one of the area's worst earthquakes in 1906.

The cantilevered structure and the level of craftsmanship is what sets this house apart. It creates a sense of harmony with nature that feels incredibly modern.