Lewis Butler's farming parents tapped him to design a farmhouse for them, they didn't have a clear picture of what they wanted, but they knew that it had to be simple, and it had to have a water tower. One can see why; this tower makes for a striking elevation and provides big views out across the rural
California by Butler Armsden Architects, appears very un-cabin-like at first. Sited within a patch of trees on 400 acres of farmland, from a distance it looks like a lighthouse transplanted from elsewhere.