Six Generations of Craftsmanship

Built in Stone.
Made to be Remembered.

About 6th Gen Masonry

Six Generations of
Stone Masons.

Six generations of stonemasons. Not a tagline, a lineage. From my great-great-great-grandfather's first laid stone to the estates we complete today across the Monterey Bay and the Peninsula, every project carries the same standard: do it right, do it once, and leave something that lasts.

We work closely with a select group of contractors and clients who value precision, longevity, and detail. The work is permanent and the approach reflects that.

Spencer with his father at the cement mixer
Spencer with his father
Heritage

A Lineage in Stone

Six generations of one trade. From the German settlements of the Volga Valley to the estates we build today. One stone at a time.

Gen I
German settlements in the Volga Valley of Russia
Map of the German-Russian Volga area
The German-Russian Volga area, Saratov & the colonies
Gen II
The trade carries on in the Volga Valley
Panorama of the German colony Norka on the Volga
The colony of Norka, on the Volga
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Gen III
The crossing to Wyoming
Church Buttes, Wyoming Territory, 1870s survey photograph
Church Buttes, Wyoming Territory, 1870s survey photograph
Gen IV
Bill Cook · W. Cook Masonry & Sons, Bay Area, later Santa Cruz & Carmel
Bill Cook with Alfred HitchcockBill Cook's stonework at the Hitchcock estate
Bill Cook with Alfred Hitchcock, stone set at the director’s Santa Cruz Mountains estate
Gen V
Kurt Cook · Cook Masonry, Carmel & the Peninsula
Six Stone Bridges, MPCC Dunes Course
The Six Stone Bridges, MPCC Dunes Course, built with his father
Gen VI · 2026
Spencer Cook · 6th Gen Masonry
Full-facade stone cladding, 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach
17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, full-facade stone cladding
The European Tradition

Seeing Generations in Stone

“You can see it in these walls: each generation laid stone its own way, and the old work was laid as structure. That is how I was taught. I learned to lay stone for structural purposes, not just the thin veneer most crews set today, because the men before me built walls that had to hold, not just show.”

Spencer Cook · Owner, 6th Gen Masonry
European stone wall with coursing dating back over 2,000 years
Coursing dating back over 2,000 years

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Estate masonry detail