Gale Pruitt’s ‘Hobbit house’ in Escondido

The cave-like abode is built to blend in with the craggy, rock-laden hills that surround it.

The cave-like abode is built to blend in with the craggy, rock-laden hills that surround it.

The 15-acre estate. (David Lamb)

By Jack FlemmingStaff Writer

June 28, 2021 6 AM PT

The cave-like abode.

The cave-like abode. (David Lamb)

The living room.

The living room. (David Lamb)

The kitchen.

The kitchen. (David Lamb)

The staircase.

The staircase. (David Lamb)

The bedroom.

The bedroom. (David Lamb)

The bathroom.

The bathroom. (David Lamb)

The exterior.

The exterior. (David Lamb)

The rooftop deck.

The rooftop deck. (David Lamb)

The view.

The view. (David Lamb)

Aerial view of the home.

Aerial view of the home. (David Lamb)

Jack Flemming covers luxury real estate for the Los Angeles Times. A Midwestern boy at heart, he was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.

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