When private residential golf club Clear Creek Tahoe purchased Twin Pines as a unique offering for its members, it envisioned a welcoming retreat where members could relax while sipping a glass of wine or reading a book and looking out onto the scenic lake. The private lakeside home designed by famed architect Julia Morgan – known for her work on the Hearst Castle – will be used year-round by Clear Creek Tahoe members to unwind after a day on the lake or skiing at the adjacent Heavenly Ski Resort. The team wanted members to feel comfortable, like they are in the home of a family friend who had been entertaining on the lake for decades – as evidence through the collections of local postcards, antique tobacco pipes, water skis and snow shoes, a mahogany bookcase with historic books on Tahoe, and down-filled furniture from nearby shops displayed throughout. The result is a warm and cozy destination that members have already begun to enjoy with their friends and family.
Twin Pines on Lake Tahoe designed by architect Julia Morgan. Owner: Clear Creek Tahoe. Photo © Paul Dyer
In addition to the antique collections displayed throughout, the home features relics of a simpler time, including vintage silver, a British Butler cart, a turn of the century canoe, fishing rods that date back to the 1930s, a double-sided sofa and additional seating that creates multiple conversation and reading areas, a stunning piece of Roseville pottery, catchers’ mitts from the 1930s and a custom-made 96” dining table that seats 12 at the wind-sheltered outdoor patio with fireplace. The house has a library, full-service kitchen and men’s and women’s lounge areas for members to enjoy. It has 180 feet of wide, sandy beach, impressive lake views, a pier, floating dock, lift and a dramatic indoor/outdoor granite fireplace.
[masterslider id=”6″]Twin Pines is a quintessential Old-Tahoe, Julia Morgan-designed estate that has been restored to its former glory. Rather than bringing in a designer to completely overhaul the spirit of the home, designer Jim Smith took it back to its roots as a welcoming retreat from the outdoors. Much thought has been put into every item selected for display so that guests for years to come know they are enjoying Tahoe at its finest.
Clear Creek Tahoe has a rare respect for the land and a view of the natural world as a place to be shared and not conquered. To guide development of the club, they commissioned a comprehensive Environmental / Sustainability Study by ARUP in 2008. New structures will be essentially “off the grid” as a result of solar and geothermal sources. By restoring the historic Twin Pines estate, they are preserving a legacy rather than using resources to build a new one. It is filled with antiques and memorabilia, reusing cherished items found locally instead of contributing to additional production and transportation.
Twin Pines on Lake Tahoe. Owner: Clear Creek Tahoe. Photo © Paul Dyer
