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{{Short description|American architect}}
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'''Francis (Frank) W. Wynkoop''' (January 24, 1902 – September 2, 1978), was an American architect, known for designing school buildings in [[Pacific Grove, California|Pacific Grove]] and [[San Carlos, California|San Carlos]]. He also designed oceanfront homes in [[Carmel Point]] at the southern city limits of [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]], including the noted [[Butterfly House (Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)|Butterfly House]] on Scenic Drive.


== Early life ==

Wynkoop was born on January 24, 1902, in [[Denver, Colorado]]. His father was Francis Murray Wynkoop (1869-1954) and mother was Leona Mehan (1880-1951). His grandfather was [[Edward W. Wynkoop]] (1836-1891), one of the founders of the city of Denver.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39827319/obituary-for-bdward-w-wynkoop/|title=A Good Man Gone.|work=Pottsville Republican|place=Pottsville, Pennsylvania|date=21 Sep 1891|page=4 |access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> In 1904, when Wynkoop was two years old, his parents moved from [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], to [[Long Beach, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111139897/long-beach/|title=Local and Personal|work=Press-Telegram|place=Long Beach, California|date=10 Oct 1904|page=5 |access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111140090/albuquerque-new-mexico/|title=Labor Editor Leaves Debts. Another Member of Notorious Wynkoop Family Skips.|work=The Los Angeles Times|place=Los Angeles, California|date=17 Jul 1904|page=49 |access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> In 1910, he lived with his parents in [[Vallejo, California]]. By 1920, when he was 17 years old, he was living with his family in [[Pomona, California]].<ref name="Pacific" />

==Professional background==

In early 1921, Wynkoop opened an office on 1261 American Avenue, in Long Beach and was connected with D. H. Archibald, a city contractor and builder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111145239/frank-wynkoop-designer/|title=Frank Wynkoop Designer|work=The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News |place=Long Beach, California|date=18 Apr 1922|page=9|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> In December 1921, he completed the design for two $6,000 brick one-story, four-family apartment buildings at 620 New York Street.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111145515/building-increases/|title=Building Increases As Christmas Draws Near|work=The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News |place=Long Beach, California|date=16 Dec 1921|page=9|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111145705/building-passes-three-million/|title=1922 Building Passes Three Million|work=Press Telegram |place=Long Beach, California|date=3 Apr 1922|page=11|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref>

[[File:McGrath & Selover Contest 1924.jpg|thumb|McGrath & Selover Architectural Contest 1924]]

On July 27, 1924, Wynkoop won second place out of 52 plans submitted in the McGrath & Selover contest under the direction of the Long Beach Architectural Association. The plan he submitted provided the design of a small two-bedroom one bath Spanish style home. At this time Wynkoop moved his office to the entire eighth floor of the Kress building ([[List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks|listed among the Long Beach historic landmarks]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111146135/kress-building/|title=Another Fine Example Of Spanish Type Home|work=The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News |place=Long Beach, California|date=27 Jul 1924|page=12|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref>

About 1930, Wynkoop married Adabelle May Roberts (1899-1953) in California. They had one son, Dudley, and one daughter, Nancy. In 1931, during the [[Great Depression in the United States]], Wynkoop moved with his wife to [[Seattle, Washington]], where he was a draftsman at the Metropolitan Building Company. Dudley Francis Wynkoop (1931-2012) was born on September 8, 1931.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111153278/parents/ |title=Frank Wynkoops of Seattle Parents|work=The San Bernardino County|place=San Bernardino, California|date=10 Sep 1931|page=8|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref>

In 1935, Wynkoop and his family moved to [[Fresno, California]]. On February 8, 1936, Nancy Wynkoop (1936-1975)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111195575/nancy-wynkoop-astabie/ |title=Astabie, Nancy|work=The San Francisco Examiner|place=San Francisco, California|date=14 Nov 1975|page=46|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref> was born in Fresno.<ref name="Pacific" /> In 1937, Wynkoop relocated his family to [[Bakersfield, California]], where he became the local architect with the Adams and Wynkoop firm. His office was at the Haberfeld building where he worked on nine [[Kern County, California|Kern County]] schools and war housing in [[Lerdo, California]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/648520/bc-june-29-1937/ |title=City Personals Bits of News|work=The Bakersfield Californian |place=Bakersfield, California|date=29 Jun 1937|page=11|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref><ref name="Pacific" /> Architect [[Eugene Kinn Choy]] worked for Wynkoop in Bakersfield.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 29, 1948 |title=Chinese Youth Is Architect |work=The Bakersfield Californian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/648461/january-29-1948-choy/ |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>

Wynkoop divorced Adabelle May Roberts in October 1944 and married Virginia Rosemary Floyd-Tracy (1918-1998) in [[Carson City, Nevada]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111116191/adabelle-roberts/ |title=Vital Statistics|work=Nevada State Journal |place=Reno, Nevada
|date=21 Oct 1944|page=4|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111201208/marriage-of-wynkop-tracy/|title=Marriage Licenses|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|place=Reno, Nevada|date=21 Oct 1944|page=10|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref> They had one son together, Thor Wynkoop. Wynkoop later adopted Jay: Virginia's son by a previous marriage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87408410/obituary-for-virginia-floyd-sims/ |title=Virginia Floyd Sims|work=Reno Gazette-Journal |place=Reno, Nevada|date=7 Jan 1998|page=26|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref> By 1945, Wynkoop was the principal owner for the firm Frank Wynkoop and Associates, Architects in [[San Francisco]].<ref name="Pacific">{{cite web|url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/person/410/ |title=Frank Wynkoop (Architectural Designer)|work=Pacific Coast Architecture Database|access-date=2022-08-22}}</ref>

==Carmel-by-the-Sea==
Wynkoop and his family moved to [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]], in the early 1950s. His mother, Leona, died soon after, on December 13, 1951, at a [[San Bernardino, California]], hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111174365/obituary-leona-wynkoop/ |title=In The Shadows|work=The San Bernardino County|place=San Bernardino, California|date=15 Dec 1951|page=9|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>

In January 1951, Wynkoop designed a scale model for the a 800-student capacity [[Carlmont High School|San Carlos-Belmont high school]] (which opened as "Carlmont High School", to be built at an estimated cost of $1,225,000 ({{Inflation|US|1225000|1951|fmt=eq}}).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/842251204/?terms=%22Frank%20Wynkoop%22%20Carmel&match=1 |title=School On Display|work=Redwood City Tribune|place=Redwood City, California|date=29 Jan 1951|page=2|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref>

On January 25, 1952, Wynkoop placed an ad in the ''[[Carmel Pine Cone]]'' advertising his architectural office at Dolores Street at 7th Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea, with 18 employees working for him. He built the [[Pacific Grove High School]] and the [[San Carlos High School]]. As a school planning specialist, he served on the Educational Advisory Boards of Great Britain and Australia. Models of his architectural plans were on exhibition in Boston, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ccarm_002938/page/n1/mode/2up?q=%22Frank+Wynkoop%22 |title= Wynkoop Architect Plant Opens Here |work= Carmel Pine Cone |place=Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |date=1952-01-25 |pages=2, 13|access-date=2022-08-22}}</ref>

===Butterfly House===
{{Main|Butterfly House (Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)}}

[[File:Butterfly House and rocks.jpg|thumb|Butterfly House on 26320 Scenic Road]]

Wynkoop designed two houses on the [[Carmel Point]] coastline. The [[Butterfly House (Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)|Butterfly House]] was the first one, at 26320 Scenic Road. Construction began in 1951<ref name="Morgan">{{cite book|last=Morgan|first=Mallery Roberts
|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/ad-goes-inside-carmels-iconic-butterfly-house|title=AD Goes Inside Carmel's Iconic Butterfly House|work=Architectural Digest|date=May 25, 2018|page=|isbn=}}</ref> and was completed in 1952.<ref name="House">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108090885/wynkoop/|author=Mimi Bell |title=Architect Wynkoop Goes Down to the Sea in House|work=Redwood City Tribune|place=Redwood City, California|date=14 Mar 1952|page=6 |access-date=2022-08-22}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Old-timers in Carmel, shaking their heads, speak of it as the "Butterfly House." Poised at the edge of the breakers, it gives from a distance almost a fragile appearance. But the imaginative architect has anchored his sea-sprayed home, built for himself, his wife and three children, firmly in solid rock.|Mimi Bell<br>Redwood City Tribune<ref name="House" />}}

He received national attention in numerous newspapers and magazines such as ''[[The Salinas Californian|The Californian]]'' in 1952,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108117784/californian/|title=Today's Cover Photo|work=The Californian|place=Salinas, California|date=28 Jun 1952|page=13 |access-date=2022-08-22}}</ref> and the ''[[National Geographic]]'' in 1954<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ccarm_003060/page/n13/mode/2up?q=%22Frank+Wynkoop%22 |title= The Needler |work= Carmel Pine Cone |place=Carmel-by-the-Sea, California |date=1955-05-24 |page=14|access-date=2022-10-07}}</ref> Wynkoop lived in the house with his wife Virginia and son Thor until he was forced him to sell the $135,000 ({{Inflation|US|135000|1955|fmt=eq}}) house in 1955 to Stephen Kahn for only $15,000 ({{Inflation|US|15000|1955|fmt=eq}}).<ref name="Avery">{{cite book|last=Avery |first=Dan
|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/a-valerie-bertinelli-pad-is-for-sale-and-more-real-estate-news|title=A Valerie Bertinelli Pad Is for Sale, Carmel's Butterfly House Lists for $40 Million|work=Architectural Digest|date=August 17, 2022|page=|publisher=Abrams |isbn=}}</ref><ref name="Pacific" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pineconearchive.com/100813PCA.pdf |title=The Butterfly House: Amazing views and fascinating history|work=Carmel Pine Cone|author=Paul Miller|place=Carmel-by-the-Sea|date=August 13, 2010|page=15|access-date=2022-10-07}}</ref>

===Seaburst House===
{{Main|Seaburst House }}

[[File:Wynkoop House on 26200 Scenic Road.jpg|thumb|left| [[Seaburst House]], Wynkoop's second house on 26200 Scenic Road.]]

Wynkoop designed and built a second home on Carmel Point in 1953 called ''[[Seaburst House]],'' also called the ''Henry Johnson House''. It is a [[mid-century modern]] Expressionist-style house at 26200 Scenic Road, between the Kuster's house and the Jeffer's house. The design was influenced by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]'s [[organic architecture]] style.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dramov|first1=Alissandra|last2=Momboisse |first2=Lynn A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nYQmDAAAQBAJ&q=Wynkoop|title=Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|place=Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|date=2016|pages=2, 8, 38|isbn=9781467115971|access-date=2022-06-25}}</ref>

On March 31, 1953, the ''Monterey Herald'' wrote an article with the title: ''Workman Begin Modernization Of Landmark on Carmel Point.''<ref>{{cite news|url=|title=Workman Begin Modernization Of Landmark on Carmel Point|work=Monterey Herald|place=Monterey, California|date=March 31, 1953}}</ref> The property was once the [[Salmon Fletcher Dutton#Dutton House|Col. Dutton's House]], built in {{circa|1919}}. It was referred to as "The Warehouse," and "The Castle" by his neighbor Robinson Jeffers. It was a stone "shoebox" size house with large iron doors to the west of the "Sea Road," (Scenic Road) which at the time was a dirt road that was marked by driftwood stakes on both sides of the road.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hudson |first=Monica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aiDfTQBUJOgC&q=%22Dutton%22 |title=Carmel-By-The-Sea |publisher=Arcadia Publishing|place=Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|date=2006|page=73|isbn=9780738531229|access-date=2022-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://seaburst.org/|title=The Seaburst House, A Mid-Century Masterpiece|work=The Seaburst House|place=Carmel-by-the-Sea, California|date=|access-date=2022-11-03}}</ref>
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==Other designs==

In January 1954, Wynkoop designed the [[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]] Union elementary school two-wing addition with eight classrooms at a cost of $140,367 ({{Inflation|US|140367|1954|fmt=eq}}).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111112282/morro-bay/ |title=Morro Classes Move Into New Addition|work=The Tribune|place=San Luis Obispo, California|date=25 Jan 1954|page=1|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref>

On August 7, 1955, at age 53, Wynkoop married his third wife, Betty Attwater (1916-1981), age 39, in Monterey, California.<ref>{{citation |url=|title=California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959|work=|place= Monterey, California |date=August 7, 1955|access-date=}}</ref> After selling the Butterfly House in 1955, Wynkoop with his wife and daughter, Nancy, had an office at his residence on Monte Verde Street and 2nd Avenue in Carmel.<ref name="Pacific" /> In April 1955, Wynkoop designed four six-sided [[Hexagon]] buildings for the [[Atwater, California|Atwater]], Merced County, Elementary School District.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111178589/atwater-california/ |title=News Of The County And Valley|work=The Modesto Bee|place=Modesto, California|date=20 Apr 1955|page=23|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>

In 1957, Wynkoop and his wife Betty had a son named Kit. Kit was named after Wynkoop's grandfather's close friend and colleague, Kit Carson. That year, Wynkoop designed a school campus and buildings covered by a single roof. The roof covered {{convert|138000|sqft}} of ground. Supporting arches were concrete, and the roof is a series of steel cables and vermiculite concrete that form an umbrella. The estimated cost was $700,000. ({{Inflation|US|700000|1957|fmt=eq}})
<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_nations-schools_1957-04_59_4/page/66/mode/2up?q=%22Frank+Wynkoop%22|title=Space Shelter for School Campus|author=Frank Wynkoop|journal=The Nation's Schools|publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.|volume=59|issue=4|date=1957|pages=66–67|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> In 1959, the family moved to [[La Puente, California]].

==Hawaiʻi==
Wynkoop, Betty, and Kit then moved to [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] in 1967. Between 1967 and 1971, Wynkoop worked with Tongg and Associates on numerous projects across the state including the Haiku Woods property in Honolulu and the Princeville Resort on Kauaʻi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111156043/haikue-woods/|title= Haikue Woods|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |place=Honolulu, Hawaii|date=24 Aug 1975|page=108|access-date=2022-10-11}}</ref> In 1971, he created the Hawaiʻi Architects and Collaborative where he worked with his son, Dudley, until 1972.

==Death==
Wynkoop died on September 2, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 76.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108054633/obituary/ |title=Deaths|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|place=Honolulu, Hawaii|date=18 Sep 1978|page=35|access-date=2022-08-22}}</ref> His wife Betty died on July 19, 1981, in Honolulu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111195077/betty-wynnkoop/ |title=Vital Statistics|work=The Honolulu Advertiser|place=Honolulu, Hawaii|date=26 Jul 1981|page=129|access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>

==Buildings and other works==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* Brick one-story four family apartment buildings at 620 New York street (1921)
* Two-bedroom one bath Spanish style home (1924)
* [[Fox Theatres|Fox Theatre]], [[Centralia, Washington]] (1929)
* [[Kern County Hall of Records]], [[Bakersfield, California]] (1939)
* [[Delano Joint Union High School District]], Delano Union High School, Auditorium, [[Delano, California]] (1939)
* [[United States Housing Authority]], War Housing, [[Lerdo, California]] (1942)
* [[Westside Union School District]], Elementary School, [[Lancaster, California]] (1947)
* [[Butterfly House (Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)|Butterfly House]], 26320 Scenic Road (1951)
* Rebuilt [[Salmon Fletcher Dutton#Dutton House|Col. Dutton's House]], 26200 Scenic Road (1953)
* [[Seaburst House]], [[Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]] (1953)
* [[Morro Bay, California|Morro Bay]] Union Elementary School (1954)
* [[Atwater, California|Atwater]], Merced County, Elementary School District (1955)
* Designed a Space Shelter for school campus, (1957)
* Haiku Woods property in Honolulu, Hawaii (1975)}}

==See also==
* [[Timeline of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Commons category|Frank Wynkoop}}
* [https://archive.org/details/nedwynkooplonely0000kraf/mode/2up?q=%22Frank+Wynkoop%22 Ned Wynkoop and the lonely road from Sand Creek]
{{List of Historic Homes in Carmel Point}}

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Francis (Frank) W. Wynkoop
BornJanuary 24, 1902
Denver, Colorado, US
Died2 September 1978(1978-09-02) (aged 76)
Honolulu, Hawaii, US
OccupationArchitect
Spouses
Adabelle May Roberts
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(m. 1924; div. 1944)​
Virginia Rosemary Floyd
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(m. 1944; div. 1955)​
Betty Attwater
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(m. 1955)​
Children4

Francis (Frank) W. Wynkoop (January 24, 1902 – September 2, 1978), was an American architect, known for designing school buildings in Pacific Grove and San Carlos. He also designed oceanfront homes in Carmel Point at the southern city limits of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, including the noted Butterfly House on Scenic Drive.

Early life

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Wynkoop was born on January 24, 1902, in Denver, Colorado. His father was Francis Murray Wynkoop (1869-1954) and mother was Leona Mehan (1880-1951). His grandfather was Edward W. Wynkoop (1836-1891), one of the founders of the city of Denver.[1] In 1904, when Wynkoop was two years old, his parents moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Long Beach, California.[2][3] In 1910, he lived with his parents in Vallejo, California. By 1920, when he was 17 years old, he was living with his family in Pomona, California.[4]

Professional background

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In early 1921, Wynkoop opened an office on 1261 American Avenue, in Long Beach and was connected with D. H. Archibald, a city contractor and builder.[5] In December 1921, he completed the design for two $6,000 brick one-story, four-family apartment buildings at 620 New York Street.[6][7]

McGrath & Selover Architectural Contest 1924

On July 27, 1924, Wynkoop won second place out of 52 plans submitted in the McGrath & Selover contest under the direction of the Long Beach Architectural Association. The plan he submitted provided the design of a small two-bedroom one bath Spanish style home. At this time Wynkoop moved his office to the entire eighth floor of the Kress building (listed among the Long Beach historic landmarks).[8]

About 1930, Wynkoop married Adabelle May Roberts (1899-1953) in California. They had one son, Dudley, and one daughter, Nancy. In 1931, during the Great Depression in the United States, Wynkoop moved with his wife to Seattle, Washington, where he was a draftsman at the Metropolitan Building Company. Dudley Francis Wynkoop (1931-2012) was born on September 8, 1931.[9]

In 1935, Wynkoop and his family moved to Fresno, California. On February 8, 1936, Nancy Wynkoop (1936-1975)[10] was born in Fresno.[4] In 1937, Wynkoop relocated his family to Bakersfield, California, where he became the local architect with the Adams and Wynkoop firm. His office was at the Haberfeld building where he worked on nine Kern County schools and war housing in Lerdo, California.[11][4] Architect Eugene Kinn Choy worked for Wynkoop in Bakersfield.[12]

Wynkoop divorced Adabelle May Roberts in October 1944 and married Virginia Rosemary Floyd-Tracy (1918-1998) in Carson City, Nevada.[13][14] They had one son together, Thor Wynkoop. Wynkoop later adopted Jay: Virginia's son by a previous marriage.[15] By 1945, Wynkoop was the principal owner for the firm Frank Wynkoop and Associates, Architects in San Francisco.[4]

Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Wynkoop and his family moved to Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, in the early 1950s. His mother, Leona, died soon after, on December 13, 1951, at a San Bernardino, California, hospital.[16]

In January 1951, Wynkoop designed a scale model for the a 800-student capacity San Carlos-Belmont high school (which opened as "Carlmont High School", to be built at an estimated cost of $1,225,000 (equivalent to $14,379,615 in 2023).[17]

On January 25, 1952, Wynkoop placed an ad in the Carmel Pine Cone advertising his architectural office at Dolores Street at 7th Avenue in Carmel-by-the-Sea, with 18 employees working for him. He built the Pacific Grove High School and the San Carlos High School. As a school planning specialist, he served on the Educational Advisory Boards of Great Britain and Australia. Models of his architectural plans were on exhibition in Boston, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.[18]

Butterfly House

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Main article: Butterfly House (Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)
Butterfly House on 26320 Scenic Road

Wynkoop designed two houses on the Carmel Point coastline. The Butterfly House was the first one, at 26320 Scenic Road. Construction began in 1951[19] and was completed in 1952.[20]

Old-timers in Carmel, shaking their heads, speak of it as the "Butterfly House." Poised at the edge of the breakers, it gives from a distance almost a fragile appearance. But the imaginative architect has anchored his sea-sprayed home, built for himself, his wife and three children, firmly in solid rock.

— Mimi Bell
Redwood City Tribune[20]

He received national attention in numerous newspapers and magazines such as The Californian in 1952,[21] and the National Geographic in 1954[22] Wynkoop lived in the house with his wife Virginia and son Thor until he was forced him to sell the $135,000 (equivalent to $1,535,478 in 2023) house in 1955 to Stephen Kahn for only $15,000 (equivalent to $170,609 in 2023).[23][4][24]

Seaburst House

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Main article: Seaburst House
Seaburst House, Wynkoop's second house on 26200 Scenic Road.

Wynkoop designed and built a second home on Carmel Point in 1953 called Seaburst House, also called the Henry Johnson House. It is a mid-century modern Expressionist-style house at 26200 Scenic Road, between the Kuster's house and the Jeffer's house. The design was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's organic architecture style.[25]

On March 31, 1953, the Monterey Herald wrote an article with the title: Workman Begin Modernization Of Landmark on Carmel Point.[26] The property was once the Col. Dutton's House, built in c. 1919. It was referred to as "The Warehouse," and "The Castle" by his neighbor Robinson Jeffers. It was a stone "shoebox" size house with large iron doors to the west of the "Sea Road," (Scenic Road) which at the time was a dirt road that was marked by driftwood stakes on both sides of the road.[27][28]

Other designs

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In January 1954, Wynkoop designed the Morro Bay Union elementary school two-wing addition with eight classrooms at a cost of $140,367 (equivalent to $1,592,565 in 2023).[29]

On August 7, 1955, at age 53, Wynkoop married his third wife, Betty Attwater (1916-1981), age 39, in Monterey, California.[30] After selling the Butterfly House in 1955, Wynkoop with his wife and daughter, Nancy, had an office at his residence on Monte Verde Street and 2nd Avenue in Carmel.[4] In April 1955, Wynkoop designed four six-sided Hexagon buildings for the Atwater, Merced County, Elementary School District.[31]

In 1957, Wynkoop and his wife Betty had a son named Kit. Kit was named after Wynkoop's grandfather's close friend and colleague, Kit Carson. That year, Wynkoop designed a school campus and buildings covered by a single roof. The roof covered 138,000 square feet (12,800 m2) of ground. Supporting arches were concrete, and the roof is a series of steel cables and vermiculite concrete that form an umbrella. The estimated cost was $700,000. (equivalent to $7,593,839 in 2023) [32] In 1959, the family moved to La Puente, California.

Hawaiʻi

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Wynkoop, Betty, and Kit then moved to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1967. Between 1967 and 1971, Wynkoop worked with Tongg and Associates on numerous projects across the state including the Haiku Woods property in Honolulu and the Princeville Resort on Kauaʻi.[33] In 1971, he created the Hawaiʻi Architects and Collaborative where he worked with his son, Dudley, until 1972.

Death

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Wynkoop died on September 2, 1978, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the age of 76.[34] His wife Betty died on July 19, 1981, in Honolulu.[35]

Buildings and other works

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Local and Personal". Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. 10 Oct 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. ^ "Labor Editor Leaves Debts. Another Member of Notorious Wynkoop Family Skips". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 17 Jul 1904. p. 49. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Frank Wynkoop (Architectural Designer)". Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. ^ "Frank Wynkoop Designer". The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News. Long Beach, California. 18 Apr 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  6. ^ "Building Increases As Christmas Draws Near". The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News. Long Beach, California. 16 Dec 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  7. ^ "1922 Building Passes Three Million". Press Telegram. Long Beach, California. 3 Apr 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  8. ^ "Another Fine Example Of Spanish Type Home". The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News. Long Beach, California. 27 Jul 1924. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  9. ^ "Frank Wynkoops of Seattle Parents". The San Bernardino County. San Bernardino, California. 10 Sep 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  10. ^ "Astabie, Nancy". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 14 Nov 1975. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  11. ^ "City Personals Bits of News". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. 29 Jun 1937. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  12. ^ "Chinese Youth Is Architect". The Bakersfield Californian. January 29, 1948. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Vital Statistics". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. 21 Oct 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  14. ^ "Marriage Licenses". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 21 Oct 1944. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  15. ^ "Virginia Floyd Sims". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. 7 Jan 1998. p. 26. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  16. ^ "In The Shadows". The San Bernardino County. San Bernardino, California. 15 Dec 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  17. ^ "School On Display". Redwood City Tribune. Redwood City, California. 29 Jan 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  18. ^ "Wynkoop Architect Plant Opens Here". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1952-01-25. pp. 2, 13. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  19. ^ Morgan, Mallery Roberts (May 25, 2018). AD Goes Inside Carmel's Iconic Butterfly House. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  20. ^ a b Mimi Bell (14 Mar 1952). "Architect Wynkoop Goes Down to the Sea in House". Redwood City Tribune. Redwood City, California. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  21. ^ "Today's Cover Photo". The Californian. Salinas, California. 28 Jun 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  22. ^ "The Needler". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1955-05-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  23. ^ Avery, Dan (August 17, 2022). A Valerie Bertinelli Pad Is for Sale, Carmel's Butterfly House Lists for $40 Million. Abrams. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  24. ^ Paul Miller (August 13, 2010). "The Butterfly House: Amazing views and fascinating history" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  25. ^ Dramov, Alissandra; Momboisse, Lynn A. (2016). Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 2, 8, 38. ISBN 9781467115971. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  26. ^ "Workman Begin Modernization Of Landmark on Carmel Point". Monterey Herald. Monterey, California. March 31, 1953.
  27. ^ Hudson, Monica (2006). Carmel-By-The-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 9780738531229. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  28. ^ "The Seaburst House, A Mid-Century Masterpiece". The Seaburst House. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  29. ^ "Morro Classes Move Into New Addition". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. 25 Jan 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  30. ^ California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, Monterey, California, August 7, 1955{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  31. ^ "News Of The County And Valley". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, California. 20 Apr 1955. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  32. ^ Frank Wynkoop (1957). "Space Shelter for School Campus". The Nation's Schools. 59 (4). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: 66–67. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  33. ^ "Haikue Woods". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. 24 Aug 1975. p. 108. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  34. ^ "Deaths". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. 18 Sep 1978. p. 35. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  35. ^ "Vital Statistics". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. 26 Jul 1981. p. 129. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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