The Pavilion House, Blacks Beach, La Jolla, CA. Also known as Mushroom House, the Dale Naegle-designed home on Blacks Beach is owned by Buzz Woolley.
La Jolla, CA. Nov. 11, 2016. The Pavilion House, Blacks Beach, La Jolla, CA. Designed by USC-trained architect Dale Neagle, The Pavilion (commonly known as the Mushroom House) was built by Bell Potato Chip/General Mills heir Sam Bell in 1965. The oceanfront guest house on Black's Beach is accessible from a main home above by a 300-foot tram. The tram was built by by Elevator Electric Co., a firm that built San Diego's first glass elevator in the El Cortez Hotel. The original Mushroom House was not surrounded by walls—they were installed by a later owner to protect the home from both waves and the public. The original main house at the top of the cliff was built in 1955 and replaced in 1990. Born and raised in Van Nuys, Mushroom House designer Naegle performed as a USO musician during WWII and fell in love with La Jolla after finishing his USC architecture studies in 1954. Influenced by Southern California modernism, Naegle set up shop in La Jolla and designed many noteworthy homes and commercial buildings, including UCSD's Muir Commons and Tenaya Hall. Today the Mushroom House is owned by philanthropist Buzz Woolley.
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Location: Black's Beach, San Diego, CA, USA
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