Ethel Wilson Harris House
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3.3 (4)A 1956 Usonian-style home beside Mission San José, filled with handcrafted ceramic tile work by its artisan owner.
Description
Designed by Ethel Wilson Harris's son Robert, the residence translates Wright-inspired Usonian architecture through regional materials, pairing cantilevered rooflines and generous window walls with Arkansas lodge stone veneer exposed on the interior. The flowing rooms and high ceilings give prominence to Harris’s own ceramic craft—rooted in Mexican pottery traditions—with her trademark maguey plant symbol repeated across custom tiles in the entryway, living space, and kitchen.