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With space for four in two bedrooms and bathrooms, this timber-clad Sea Ranch gem checks all the boxes for this celebrated architectural enclave. Built in 1983 by Jack Richardson, the Pacific view home is located on a gentle hill in Sea Ranch’s East Meadow, featuring a beam-trussed ceiling in the living area, which is punctuated by an oversized stone fireplace and rock hearth.

The two bedrooms have their own bathrooms, one ensuite, the other adjacent, and the single-story house has been restored with updated appliances and new finishes as well as contemporary furnishings. A deck runs the length of the home, with a sea-facing hot tub and alfresco dining area looking toward Shell Beach.

Additional features

Located just under five miles from The Lodge, this Sea Ranch house has distant ocean views and offers easy access to Sea Ranch Chapel and Shell Beach. Its hot tub and dining deck look across a redwood forest canopy out to the Pacific on the horizon, and guests to the home enjoy Sea Ranch concierge services, restaurant reservations at The Lodge as well as access to The Lodge’s daily events calendar. Prearrival grocery shopping, housekeeping and maintenance are included as is transportation to and from The Lodge, wellness and fitness programs, and exclusive Sea Ranch experiences.

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The cabin offers easy access to the area’s most important architectural designs within the famous Sea Ranch community, including early houses by MLTW and Joseph Escherick. Developed in the 1960s, Sea Ranch is known for its distinctive timber-frame structures designed from weathered local redwood by noted American architects, and it rises organically from its rugged coastal landscape in California’s Sonoma County. Created by lead architect Al Boeke for “living lightly on the land,” Sea Ranch includes homes by Joseph Escherick, sea cliff condominiums by Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull and Whitaker, and landscape architecture by Lawrence Halprin, all of whom designed to respond to this dramatic coast’s natural elements.

The area offers hiking on miles of trails, beaches such as Black Point Beach, and activities at Sea Ranch's renowned Moonraker Recreation Center, with its heated pool, saunas, and tennis/pickleball court. The Rec Center is a mid-1960s structure with a wind-blocking wall, flying buttresses and “saddle bag bays,” plus the graphic design work of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon that covers its interior.

Sea Ranch Farm is a working farm located south of the Lodge using regenerative ranching and farming practices and a sustainable, closed-loop program to produce beef, lamb, nutrient dense eggs and veggies, cultivated mushrooms, pork, and honey from Italian beehives. Farm tours are available, with the option of a panoramic picnic on the hill above the bar.

Outside of Sea Ranch, the town of Gualala offers all necessary services with notable seafood restaurants, cafes and bakeries.

Location

Sea Ranch, Sonoma County, California, US. Nearest airport: Santa Rosa (1 ½ hours)

Best time to visit

Year round