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- 1915-1945 (Whiffen)
- 1915-1940 (Blumenson)
- 1915-1940 (Baker)
Description
The unique feature of the glossary/spanish-colonial-revival/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="9820f8a0dd96092b793d3d50b7bd79dc" target="_blank" >Spanish style/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="ec8e9618ecd18c6056c14173498423a7" target="_blank" >Colonial Revival style is the ornate low-relief carvings highlighting arches, columns, window-surrounds/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="5f53a98909db9beb9139bbb33a3018dc" target="_blank" >window surrounds and cornices and parapets. Red-tiled hipped roofs and arcaded porches also are typical. Stone or brick finish/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="b7fc4184b5bfaa02ddf6636d8f6eb38f" target="_blank" >exterior walls often are left exposed or finished in plaster or stucco. Windows can be either straight or arched. Iron grilles/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="b48f3117b149b04e01edb6e6cb4b539a" target="_blank" >window grilles and balconies also may be used. A molded or arcaded cornice highlights the eaves. The facades of large buildings often are enriched with curvilinear and decorated parapets, cornice window heads, and symbolic bell-tower/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="cc50a719e4baab76bf9682ebaf6b84d1" target="_blank" >bell tower (Blumenson, 9). Also known as: Mediterranean Revival, Spanish architecture/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="e2d4218bdca80f4bbbe3875335c4b8e8" target="_blank" >Mission, Spanish Revival, Spanish Territorial Architecture, The Mission Style.
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large">Variations
Glossary
- enriched compound-arch/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="cc1e5516e87fb9d945b854eea23b8f57" target="_blank" >compound arch
- iron window grilles
- arcaded cornice
- arcades supported by columns
- carved and molded capitals
- molded cornice
- red tile roof
- enriched classical door-surround/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="be8073dcd4b2c06de2a528e45b818339" target="_blank" >door surround
- enriched corbels
- gable/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="f555cce324f4a1023b5dfc9c0935e429" target="_blank" >curvilinear gable
- bell tower
- niches
- enriched cornice head/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="23eca313b04d057ebe6cc5d986d444a1" target="_blank" >window head
- portal/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="21ae34a43d29f6dbd4c91bc10706f7a2" target="_blank" >plastered and arched portal
- balconet/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="534bb88236d7737bc246b182b9173f74" target="_blank" >iron balconet
- opening/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="5ffcea251c492ecc3e116816852e51f6" target="_blank" >arched window opening
- lintel-type window opening
- loggia
Sources Cited
- Baker, John Milnes. house-styles/">American House Styles: A Concise Guide. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, Ltd., 2002.
- Blumenson, John J.G. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide for Styles and Terms, 1600-1945. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1981.
- McAlester, Virginia. field-guide/">A Field Guide to American Houses: The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America’s Domestic Architecture. New York, NY: Knopf, 2015.