Stunning architecture and an equally stunning setting. The 1930s art deco Penhill House in Brixham, Devon, is now up for sale. In 2013, when Grant and Amanda Morrison first made the trip to Devon to see Penhill House, a majestic 1920s Art Deco building, they had no plans to move to the area full time.
Nor were they. Penhill House in Brixham, Devon, is a quintessential example of 1930s Art Deco architecture, characterized by its bold geometric forms, smooth lines, and a penchant for modernity. The property's exterior is a testament to the period's architectural ideals, with its clean, streamlined façade, flat roofs, and expansive windows.
Step inside the 1920s Art Deco country home of the D'Oyly Cartes, Coleton Fishacre near Kingswear in Devon. Experience one of the best examples of minimalist Art Deco chic as you explore this beautifully designed Arts & Crafts inspired house. The house was built in 1925 as the country home of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, owner of the Savoy Hotel, whose father brought together light operatic duo Gilbert and Sullivan.
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] 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. Mango House is a Streamline Moderne residence, a style of Art Deco, designed in the early 1930s with the involvement of Robert Lutyens, son of Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Coleton Fishacre is an outstanding Art Deco country house built for the D'Oyly Carte family and set in 30 acres of superb RHS gardens on the south Devon coast. An Art Deco manor house on the southwest coast of England mystery writer Agatha Christie frequently visited has come to the market for £2.5 million (US$3.2 million). From its hilltop position.
Art deco-style house in Paignton, Devon Art deco-style house in Paignton, Devon (image credit: William Hedge) Not just a lovely piece of architecture, this art deco-style house in Paignton, Devon, also has a couple of surprises up its sleeve. (image credit: William Hedge) The first is beyond the front door.