Casa del Rio

Casa del Rio ("House on the River") is an Art Deco^[1] house built in 1936^[2] to a Spanish theme,^[3] on the banks of the river Yealm at Newton Ferrers, South Hams, Devon, England.^[1]

Casa del Rio
General information
Type	Country house
Architectural style	Art Deco
Town or city	Newton Ferrers, South Hams, Devon
Country	England
Coordinates	50.31778°N 4.05194°W / 50.31778; -4.05194
Completed	1936 (1936)
Client	Walter Price

The house was commissioned by the baker Walter Price, who had visited California in the 1920s,^[2] to research the bread trade there, and had met Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford at their house, Pickfair, which served as Price's inspiration.^[1] In the 1950s, the house was owned by the Berkertex family.^[2]

The house's features include a marble staircase made to look like a piano keyboard, and an outdoor swimming pool, since filled in and grassed over.^[1] The exterior is white stucco.^[1] A basement bar, pool room and cinema have been added in modern times, in the former garage.^[2]

As of 2010^[update], the house was available to rent as a holiday residence sleeping 20. The former servants' quarters are now a separate, ten-bedroom family home.^[2] In 2013, a full episode of the BBC programme "Art Deco Icons", presented by David Heathcote, featured the house.^[1]