Out & About: The Encinitas Boat Houses
As with any large city, San Diego has some interesting architecture. Perhaps the most interesting residential architecture is up in Encinitas:
Those two addresses are the Encinitas Boat Houses. The SS Encinitas is located at 732 Third Street, and the SS Moonlight is located at 726 Third Street.
The boat houses are identical, each about 20 feet long and 15 feet tall with about 2,000 square feet. They have 19 portholes (instead of windows), two decks, large flat-roof pilothouses, dining and living rooms, a below-deck bathroom, and a galley. Sadly, they do not have an anchor or a motor……..lol
The houses list slightly starboard (to the right), intentionally, venturing to provide a little realism from a boat at sea. Although they are just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Pacific Ocean, they do not face the ocean, and the ocean is not visible from the houses since there is a hill in back of them.
They were built in the 1920s by Miles Kellogg, the son of a sea captain, and are the best and earliest examples of recycled architecture, having been built from old timber salvaged from a popular nightspot that did not survive the Prohibition era. They are now owned by the Encinitas Preservation Association.
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Posted on September 4, 2012, in Manmade, Out & About, Photos and tagged encinitas boat houses, miles kellogg. Bookmark the permalink. 22 Comments.
Oh my gosh! I would love to live on a boat like that! Are they occupied?
One can rent them. I think they go for something like $1,800 a week. The purpose is to raise money to convert them into local history museums.
Wow. $1800 a week. Well, I would love to stay in one… it does scare me a little that they are listing to one side though, but that seems to also be part of the appeal!
That is way too cool
Wow!
I’d still be afraid the boat would rock. BTW, I am in love with Zoey the Cool Cat. I am in love with all cats, actually.
Zoey the Cool Cat now has a bigger head than before I showed her your comment……..lol
Wow, it would be great to spend a week in one of them
Hopefully they’ll only turn one into a museum and leave the other as a rental.
I want to see the inside, please, Ray? Never mind, I’m packing my case ready to move in anyway.
You’re not the only one!
Never have I seen such unusual houses. Wonder how long the residents lived there. Fascinating!
Blessings ~ Maxi
I could not find how long the builder/owner lived there but the homes fell into disrepair in the 2000s. The Encinitas Historical Society bought them in January 2011.
That is too funny…made me laugh out loud! And Zoey is way cool.
Last winter, while in Encinitas, we walked by these boat houses many times and I often wondered as to their origins. We will be there this winter also so I will check them out again, armed with more info this time, thanks to you.
I wondered why you called them “boat houses” instead of houseboats, and now I see why. Interesting. I have occasionally thought it would be fun to live on a houseboat, but I think a boat house does not interest me, for living purposes anyway.
How lovely these are. What a great idea!
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Super great captures of these two boat houses–how neat to live in one of these!
Interesting …!!!???? I think zoey ha approved but looks a little uninterested.
Cats – you gotta love-um, lol
Another great article. Wow! $1,800 a week, not bad considering. I bet Zoey approved these homes sight unseen. I think he totally trusts his appraiser.