Around 1910, after more than a decade of work, journalist Charles Lummis completed El Alisal, his hand-built stone home made with Arroyo Seco rocks near Los Angeles

In 1897, Charles Fletcher Lummis began the ambitious project of constructing El Alisal. Utilizing local riverbed stones and bespoke doors, he integrated Native American craftsmanship throughout the building's development. After Lummis's passing in 1928, the s…