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| Sam Maloof |
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| Sam Maloof |
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| Sam Maloof |
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| Sam Maloof |
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| Sam Maloof |
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| Sam Maloof |
Master woodworker Sam Maloof and his carpenters designed and built a lovely, thoughtful home piece by piece in his on-site workshop -- no two door openings are the same here, and each joint is a wonder of craftsmanship. A MacArthur "Genius" Grant recipient, Maloof has had his iconic rocking chairs shown at the Smithsonian -- he also designed the chairs that were used on-camera at the history-changing Nixon/Kennedy debates.
Visitors can see some of this furniture, as well as the wide-ranging collection of Arts-and-Craft pieces that he and his wife of 50 years, Alfreda, amassed together. The garden, which he tended, and the house are both open for tours -- if you ask, you might be able to peek into the workshop, where he continued building until his death in 2009 at the age of 93.
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