Slice of ‘60s Life for Sale

There’s something heavenly about mid-century modern homes that mesmerize us with their oceanfront settings.

That includes one we recently discovered in San Diego, a slice of Point Loma history with panoramic views of the Pacific, next to Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, a coastal parkland that the home’s longtime original owners played a part in preserving.

On the market for the first time since it was built, the custom home at 705 Cornish Drive is listed at $3,200,000.

“It’s a slice of heaven up here,” agrees RosaMaria Acuña of Berkshire Hathaway, who holds the listing on the property.

Inspired by the serenity of the land, and the desire to raise their family in natural surroundings, owners Roy and Katie Klumpp made the unique oceanfront property their own in the mid-1960s.

A Korean War veteran with a Ph.D. in psychoacoustics, Roy worked side by side with the local Del Mar-based architecture firm of Jung & Cloyes to come up with a solid-wood-and-glass, organic-geometric-style home that balances architecture with nature.

“I understand the couple had seen another home in the neighborhood designed by the same architects,” says Acuña.

Roy took the time to personally sand all the ceiling beams, while Katie worked to select materials that would blend with the home’s natural setting.

Architect Raymond Arthur Jung (1914-1997) was a graduate of Cornell University, as well as an accomplished sculptor, who was awarded a year’s scholarship to Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. During World War II, he served in the Department of the Navy.

Jung established his own architectural firm in Del Mar in 1947, building his own home and studio there. He partnered with University at Southern California graduate Eugene H. Cloyes (1926-2006) in 1953, forming their own company, Jung & Cloyes, AIA, Architects, in the late 1950s. Specializing in designing schools, their projects include Earl Warren Junior High, the Juniper School, and the San Dieguito Academy.