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Spanish
Eclectic
c.1915-1930
According to
Virginia and Lee McAlester in Field Guide to American Houses
(1984), an interest
in Spanish and Latin American architecture was inspired by the
Panama-California Exposition held in San Diego in 1915. The exposition was
designed by architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who had written a detailed
study of Spanish architecture. Other architects soon began to mimic Spanish
and related building traditions, melding them into a unique style.
The Spanish Eclectic style is easy to
recognize. Look for:
- a low-pitched roof,
typically covered in tile, with little or no eave overhang
- arches above windows
and doors
- arcades with
arched openings
- asymmetrical facades
- wall surfaces of
natural material, especially stucco
Spanish
Eclectic: Don and Marion Kennedy House (1927), 1060 East Harrison Street
Don Kennedy was the son of Walter Kennedy,
owner of the Home Lawn and Martinsville Sanitariums. His wife, Marion, was a
former Hollywood actress in silent motion pictures. Don had this house built
for her because it was like the houses she was familiar with in California.
The first outdoor swimming pool in Martinsville was located in the Kennedys'
back yard.
(essay adapted from Field Guide to
American Houses (1984) by Virginia and Lee McAlester)
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