Architectural Styles

Spanish Colonial Revival

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Mission style

1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego

 

Wikipedia

1880-1940s

  • Low-pitched red clay tile roofs
  • smooth, white or pastel stucco exteriors
  • rounded arches,
  • wrought iron for railings, balconies, and window grilles
  • central courtyards or patios
  • USA
  • Latin America

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Custom Hotel Examples

  • Residences
  • municipal buildings
  • retail
  • offices
  • Santa Barbara Courthouse
  • San Diego Museum of Art
  • Casa del Herrero Montecito
  • Palacio de Correos
    Mexico City
  • National Palace, Guatemala City
  • Ponce de Leon building, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida;
  • California Building and California Tower
  • Archiepiscopal Palace, Lima,
  • McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Texas.
  • Electric Tower of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo
  • Secretary of Culture of Mendoza, Argentina
  • Coral Gables Congregational Church
  • Palm Beach Town Hall
  • Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara
  • Pasadena City Hall
  • Companion building Mexico City
  • Pasaje Comercial Polanquito district of Polanco
  • Boomerang Elizabeth Bay Sydney
  • Woodward Condominium in Washington, D.C
  • Plaza del Lago, Wilmette, Illinois
  • Casa del Prado Theatre & Balboa Park, San Diego
  • Archbishop’s Palace of Lima, Lima,
  • First National Bank of Boston Building Buenos Aires; Valentín
  • Alsina Bridge in Greater Buenos Aires
  • Grand Resort Hotels (Flagship Type) Southern California, Florida, Arizona, Mexico
  • Railway Hotels & Destination Hotels
  • Seaside & Coastal Resorts
  • Desert & Southwest Lodges
  • Inns, Guesthouses & Small Hotels
  • Apartment Hotels & Long-Stay Accommodation
  • Early Motor Hotels & Auto Courts
  • Adaptive Reuse: Missions, Haciendas & Estates
  • Biltmore Hotel Florida 1936
  • Arizona Biltmore Arizona 1929
  • La Valencia Hotel California 1926
  • La Posada Santa Fe Railway – Arizona 1930
  • El Tovar Hotel Arizona 1905
  • La Playa Hotel California 1905
  • Casa del Mar California 1926
  • Ojai Valley Inn California 1923
  • California Auto Courts California & Arizona 1920s & 30s
  • Hotel del Coronado California – Spanish Colonial Revival overlays added in the early 20th century
  • Mission Inn in Riverside, California

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