The Hallowell home designed by architect Gene Zellmer near Friant is up for sale with a listing price of $5.62 million. Photos via LondonProperties.com

A uniquely designed, “curvilinear-style” home in Friant has hit the market for the first time. 

The home is on a 700-acre cattle ranch and was built in 1989. Architect Gene Zellmer designed the 4,100-square-foot home for late auto dealer James Hallowell and his wife Coke — both prominent philanthropists.

According to an article on Mansion Global, Zellmer, who was known for his eco-friendly designs, is a family friend of the Hallowells and designed the couple’s previous home in Clovis.

 

Zellmer’s career as an architect came full circle. The home he built in Clovis was his first, and the home in Friant was his last before he retired. 

James, who died in January 2024, worked closely with Zellmer on designing the home. 

“My dad had big ideas about architecture, and he was very artistic,” Joell Hallowell, the daughter of James and Coke, told Mansion Global. “He was a car dealer, but his real passion was art and architecture.”

Joell said that one of her parents’ favorite aspects of the home was the fantastic views of the sun setting over the nearby hills.

 

“They spent their time facing the sunset,” Joell said. “Those sunsets were unbelievable, and it was a ritual for us [as a family].… We spent hundreds of hours sipping white wine and looking at those views.”

Forty years later, the home features two original structures — a 1,800-square-foot ranch house with four bedrooms and a smaller 710-square-foot homestead — both of which were updated by the Hallowells over the years. 

The home also features an infinity pool and a patio designed for watching sunsets. 

The Hallowells put the home in a conservation easement to protect it from further development.

The home is currently listed at $5.62 million, according to the website of Sarah Hedrick, the broker with London Properties.