While Bag End—the tunnel-like home from Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings franchise— may provide bucolic solace for Frodo Baggins, played by actor Elijah Wood, the hobbit-hole digs are hardly suitable for humans. Those drawn to that kind of fantasy retreat, however, might find a 1970s West Coast home—nestled into a granite boulder field and distinguished by a roofline with deep, scalloped eaves—an appealing alternative.
Known as the Stonehill Residence,…

