The Kellogg Doolittle Residence — Attraction in Joshua Tree

Situated on the outskirts of Joshua Tree National Park is the futuristic Kellogg Doolittle House. While there’s no physical indication of the boundary line – no gate or fence surrounding the property – you’ll find the Doolittle House is protectively wrapped within its own kind of organic enclosure. Built not merely among but quite literally into the terrain of the desert mountains, the nearly 5,000-square-foot house is something of a mammoth, even among the immense boulders that both surround it and make up some of its walls. Nonetheless, owner Scott Leonard can point out the exact spot where his property ends and the park begins. Leonard first came across the home in the early 2000s, having read about it in a newspaper article. “I remember seeing photos and it took my breath away,” Leonard tells Hypebeast. “I never thought I would see it in person or own it.” Construction on Kellogg Doolittle House had begun some 20 years earlier in 1984 after its creator Kendrick Bangs Kellogg – a disciple of organic architecture pioneer Frank Lloyd Wright – received the commission from artist Bev Doolittle and her...

An incredible architectural masterpiece, inspiring in so many ways. Wish I could see more...

You can only view the home from the outside or book a private tour...