Casa del Rio

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Casa del Rio
Casa del Rio
General information
Type Country house
Architectural style Art Deco
Town or city Newton Ferrers, South Hams, Devon
Country England
Coordinates 50°19′04″N4°03′07″W / 50.31778°N 4.05194°W / 50.31778; -4.05194 Coordinates: 50°19′04″N4°03′07″W / 50.31778°N 4.05194°W / 50.31778; -4.05194
Completed1936 (1936)
ClientWalter Price

Casa del Rio ("House on the River") is an Art Deco [1] house built in 1936 [2] to a Spanish theme, [3] on the banks of the river Yealm at Newton Ferrers, South Hams, Devon, England. [1]

Once owned by the Berkertex family, [2] the house was commissioned by the baker Walter Price, who had visited California in the 1920s, [2] to research the bread trade there, and had met Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford at their house, Pickfair, which served as Price's inspiration. [1]

The house's features include a marble staircase made to look like a piano keyboard, and an outdoor swimming pool, since filled in and grassed over. [1] The exterior is white stucco. [1] A basement bar, pool room and cinema have been added in modern times, in the former garage. [2]

As of 2010, the house was available to rent as a holiday residence sleeping 20. The former servants' quarters are now a separate, ten-bedroom family home. [2] In 2013, a full episode of the BBC programme "Art Deco Icons", presented by David Heathcote, featured the house. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Casa del Rio". Art Deco Icons. Series 1. Episode 3. 21 January 2013. BBC. BBC Four . Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Casa Del Rio - A Hollywood Hideaway on the River Yealm in Devon". Devon Life. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. "Casa Del Rio". Cottage Holiday Reviews. Retrieved 23 January 2013.