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] TThe 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.
[2] 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] A basement bar, pool room and cinema have been added in modern times, in the former garage.
[2] In 2013, a full episode of the BBC programme "Art Deco Icons", presented by David Heathcote, featured the house.