Since the late sixties, art collector, Donald Head, has invested in the 25-acre rehabilitation of the old and neglected Pike Estate in Saratoga. Today, Old Grandview Ranch is also known as Hearst Castle North. Set in the wooded foothills of Saratoga, Dr. Head has developed a French Renaissance showcase estate that includes a rejuvenated 22-room mansion, two art galleries, a studio, two swimming pools, a pool house, gardens and orchards. Walton & Sons Masonry, Inc. set granite and marble stone for the landscape and buildings on the estate.
Architectural: Set white marble stone with veining with polished and flamed finishes, all in the Loggia, for ceiling cladding, pilasters, walls, fluted columns and entablatures. Cut 4x4x16 concrete block down to 4×12 and laid it as veneer for the art gallery in 1998. It was later faux painted to match the brick on the residence.
Fountain & Loggia: Marble sculpture fountain set in pool in front of marble columns of Loggia.
Stair Landing of Finished Granite: Hardscape of granite benches and pedestals with carved granite balustrades by a carved marble pillar.
Staircase Wall: Wall is clad with granite dimensional stone & set with marble sculptures. Stairs are set with carved granite balustrades.
Detail Stone Ceiling: Ceiling of Loggia is set with marble cladding.
Marble Niche & Sculpture: Marble Stone Niche in Loggia is set with a sculpture.
Loggia & Fountain: Marble fountain in front of Loggia with marble columns.
Carved Granite Balustrades: Stairs with granite balustrades and granite treads & risers.
Carved Marble Pillar: Pillar is topped with a bronze sculpture.
Granite Walkways by Fountain Pool: Marble Fountain is set in a pool with a marble floor and is surrounded by a walkway of polished granite pavers.
Marble Sculpture on Pedestal: Stone planter, steps & paving below a granite clad pedestal that supports a marble lion.
Dimensional Stone Paving: Paving of polished & flamed granite with pedestals clad in granite.
Marble Columns & Entablature: Loggia has marble lintels & entablature topped with granite balustrades.
Granite Cladding & Paving: The stair wall behind the fountain is clad with granite dimensional stone. The stairs are topped with carved granite balustrades.
Marble Paving in Loggia: The paving in the loggia is set with marble tile.
