AKA: Wolfback Ridge House, Sausalito, CA

Structure Type: built works - dwellings - houses

Designers: Corbett, Mario F., Architect (firm); Bernard (building contractor); Mario Francis Corbett (architect); Garrett N. Eckbo (landscape architect); Feinstein (building contractor); Robert Norman Royston (landscape architect); Wayne Richard Williams (architect)

Dates: constructed 1946-1947

2 stories

Building History

Architect Mario F. Corbett (1901-1977) lived in this two-floor, redwood-clad, Bay Region house with his wife. Corbett designed his house to take in sweeping views of San Francisco Bay, and had a depressed, sheltered outdoor living area to enjoy sun without strong winds.

Building Notes

Architect's own house; the Corbett House won an Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1949, the first year in which the awards were given.

PCAD id: 643