Robinson Jeffers and his wife Una bought land at C...

Robinson Jeffers and his wife Una bought land at Carmel Point in the spring of 1919, and in mid-May they hired Mike Murphy, a developer established in Carmel, to build a stone house at Carmel Point. Murphy's mason started working at home immediately, and with Jeffers signing later as an apprentice, he was able to complete the project in mid-August. Originally, the house had a bedroom, a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom and an attic.

Shortly after the cabin was complete, Jeffers himself would begin to build a separate garage and a low wall that enclosed a patio. He completed these in 1920, and then began working on a tower that would take four years to complete. After ceasing his stone work for a year or two, he then began working in a dining room that would be completed in 1930. In 1937, Jeffers began working in an east wing that he intended to serve as a home for his boys, who They were both in their 20s by then. He was not able to finish this last project due to the decline in health, but his son Donnan managed to complete it.

The style of the stone on the property varies widely, from the rectangular stone, cut from the original cottage, to the rock-that-fits the stone of the garage and extensions of the house, to the wildly pocked and twisted character of Hawk Tower , To the minimalist work done by Donnan Jeffers in the East Wing. Stone works from 1924 tend to include an abundance of fragments from around the world, including stones, tiles, and various sizes. A good number of quotes are also engraved in the stone and carpentry of the house.

The house was illuminated by oil lamps until 1949, when Una, dying of cancer, allowed the house to be connected to electricity.