Located above 17-Mile Drive, this residence sits on 2.5 acres that look south over Carmel Bay towards Pt. Lobos and the Highland Inn. The white sanded beach glimpsed below the property is one of the sites where Elizabeth Taylor filmed National Velvet in 1944. On this project, Walton & Sons Masonry built fireplaces, constructed site walls and set stone paving.
The site walls are built with an 80/20 blend of stone. We used 80% Chief Cliff Stone and 20% Kennesaw Grey Stone. Originally, Chief Cliff was obtained from a rock formation west of Flathead Lake in Northwest Montana. Today, it is an argilite stone with bold tans, browns, and grays that signifies the rich stone character that built the west. The Fireplaces have a veneer of Kennesaw Grey and the stone paving is laid with Connecticut Blue Full Range.
Decorative Rock Network in Wallace, Ca, supplied all of the stone materials.
- Chief Cliff and Kennesaw Grey Stone are used for the retaining walls & steps.
- Stone veneer and steps are laid with Chief Cliff and Kennesaw Grey.
- Connecticut Blue Full Range stone is set in a random pattern for paving.
- Stone veneer and retaining walls lead from the patio to the lawn.
- The raised patio overlooks Carmel Bay.
- Random stone caps are laid on top of the wall.
- The raised stone spa is covered.
- Stone walls are veneered with Chief Cliff stone and Kennesaw Grey.
- Site walls and a raised stone spa sit above the Connecticut Blue patio paving.
- Stone veneer retaining walls provide planting areas.
- Site walls are laid in a random pattern.
- Stone retaining walls surround the lawn with a view looking south towards Pt. Lobos.
- Retaining walls are veneered with 80% Chief Cliff stone and 20% Kennesaw Grey Stone.
- The chimney has a veneer of Kennesaw Grey Stone.
