Tor House and Hawk Tower is the historic home in Carmel, California of poet, Robinson Jeffers and his family from 1919 until 1999.

With the skills he learned in the construction of Tor House, Jeffers, began work on Hawk Tower in 1920, completing the structure in 1924.

In the fall of 1914, Robinson Jeffers and his wife, Una, gave up their plans to move to England because of the likelihood of war in Europe.

A friend of Jeffers, Fred Clapp, recommended the small coastal village of Carmel to the young couple.

[2]: 82  In the spring of 1919, the couple bought property at Carmel Point, their favorite place to sit and view the ocean during their daily beach walks.

[5] In May of 1919, Jeffers contracted Mike Murphy, an established Carmel developer, to build the couple a stone cottage on their new home site.

[2]: 92  Murphy's stonemason began work on the house immediately and, with Jeffers signing on later as an apprentice, was able to complete the project by mid-August.

Utilizing heavy ropes and horses, granite boulders were hauled from the beach below to construct the facade of Tor House.

[6][7] The new home included a living room, a small guest bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom, and sleeping places for the family in the loft.

[8] Soon after the cottage was complete, Jeffers himself would begin building a detached garage and a low, enclosing wall for a courtyard.