A one-of-a-kind home located adjacent to the iconic 50-acre Sunset Cliffs Natural<\/p>\n
Park is now on the market for the first time. Priced at $3,200,000, 705 Cornish Drive offers an<\/p>\n
unprecedented opportunity to purchase a piece of Point Loma history. The original owners of the<\/p>\n
property, Roy and Katie Klumpp, played a pivotal role in the conservation of the parkland and Point Loma<\/p>\n
community.<\/p>\n
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In the mid-1960s, the Klumpps bought the lot with a vision to build a unique family home where their<\/p>\n
children could enjoy the \u201cforever views\u201d and vast, coastal land just beyond their new backyard. During<\/p>\n
construction, Katie Klumpp, a passionate advocate for equality in education who would later be named<\/p>\n
San Diego\u2019s Woman of the Year in 1988 for her efforts, spent significant time meticulously selecting<\/p>\n
materials that would flow with the home\u2019s natural landscape. Her husband Roy Klumpp \u2013 a Korean War<\/p>\n
veteran with a Ph.D. in psychoacoustics \u2013 worked closely with the contractor and Del Mar-based<\/p>\n
architecture firm Jung & Cloyes on the finest of details. Roy Klumpp personally sanded all the ceiling<\/p>\n
beams in the house so they were perfectly smooth. The architects\u2019 vision for the house was that all but<\/p>\n
four angles would be 60 or 120 degrees, and they placed the home on the lot in such a way to capture<\/p>\n
the incredible views, which were echoed by the wood-burning fireplace, (which Katie Klumpp had the<\/p>\n
builders rehang to get it just right). The den\/family room was inspired by removing all the wasted<\/p>\n
hallway walls to make a wonderful area for the children to play.<\/p>\n
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When construction was completed in 1967, the Klumpps had strategically helped craft a coastal, mid<\/p>\n
century modern home as artistic as it was aesthetic, with soaring wood-beam ceilings, a floating<\/p>\n
staircase and an interior stone accent wall in the living room. Roy Klumpp used the garage as his personal<\/p>\n
workshop where he created custom pieces for the home, including contemporary chandeliers and<\/p>\n
windows. Katie Klumpp continued her social justice work, and was inspired by the panoramic, Pacific<\/p>\n
Ocean-lined view and natural surroundings she lived in every day to learn more about the historic<\/p>\n
significance of the land outside her front door.<\/p>\n
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During the late 19th century, the area now known as Sunset Cliffs Natural Park was covered with fruit<\/p>\n
trees and vegetables, a place where cattle roamed the cliffside terrain. During World War II, the Army<\/p>\n
used the land and then it became utilized by several universities until it was sold to the City of San Diego<\/p>\n
as one of the few remaining stretches of undeveloped coastal land in the area. When talk arose to<\/p>\n
develop the land, the Klumpps played an active role in the Sunset Cliffs Natural Park conservation project<\/p>\n
and in 1983, the Hillside Section of the park was formally dedicated by the City of San Diego. Recognizing<\/p>\n
the land\u2019s importance, the city designated the Hillside Section as a Multiple Habitat Preservation Area<\/p>\n
(MHPA). It has been a beloved staple of the community ever since.<\/p>\n
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705 Cornish Drive is listed by longtime Point Loma resident Rosamaria Acu\u00f1a, an award-winning<\/p>\n
REALTOR\u00ae with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties who is also the corresponding<\/p>\n
secretary of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park and spearheads the annual Spring Festival of Flowers in addition to<\/p>\n
several other beloved community events. Like Katie Klumpp, Acu\u00f1a is a strong advocate for women,<\/p>\n
equality and diversity andis deeply committed to conserving and enhancing the Point Loma community<\/p>\n
in which she lives.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI can see why they selected this lot,\u201d Acu\u00f1a says about the property. \u201cIt\u2019s just like a beacon. When you<\/p>\n
look out, nature and the ocean surround you in every direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Acu\u00f1a says it\u2019s the very same scene she witnessed as a child when she first visited Point Loma from her<\/p>\n
hometown of Calexico, California, deciding she\u2019d one day call this place home. \u201cThat was when I first<\/p>\n
noticed how magnificent the Pacific Ocean was,\u201d she recalls. \u201cIt makes sense that the Klumpps were so<\/p>\n
engaged from start to finish in the process of completing this special home for their family, and I\u2019m<\/p>\n
honored to play a part in 705 Cornish Drive\u2019s next chapter as a new generation discovers its magnificence<\/p>\n
all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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