Steve started in college as an architect at Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo. In the summer of his sophmore year, he had an opportunity to spend 2 weeks with one of his classmates in South Lake Tahoe. Steve fell in love with the Timber and Stone Traditional Lodge Style Homes, which became his 30 year dream. Over the next 20 years, we spent 2 weeks every summer in North Lake Tahoe. During these vacations, we spent several days researching and planning ideas for our dream home. The results of this planning became our reality in the building of the Stickley House. The home is located on the First Hole of the Schaffer's Mill Golf Course (The number #1 Rated New Golf Course in the Sierras2008). With Steve's background in architecture, engineering, and 38 years in the construction industry, no detail was spared in the building of the Stickley Mountain House.
The house features a split face granite facade, cedar lap siding, and port orford timbers, along with split face stone granite columns. The front arched stone entry way is one of the first things I love about this house when I pull into the driveway.
The same theme of the mountain house is maintained inside the home, with a 23 foot high split face granite fireplace in the great room. The home also features hand scraped Hickory Floors and knotty alder doors and trim. All designed in the theme of the Traditional Tahoe Mountain Home.
So, after all these years, we are very happy with the beautiful and relaxing home we built here at Schaffer's Mill Golf & Lake Club!