While early American architects primarily looked to England for inspiration, some late 19th and early 20th century builders -- especially those in Florida, the Southwest and California -- looked instead to Spain.
The Spanish craze began to spread in 1915, when the San Diego Exhibition showcased architect Bertram Goodhue's reinterpretation of Spanish Gothic buildings for the signature buildings of Balboa Park. The popularity of Spanish-influenced architecture dwindled in 1940, but not before leaving an indelible mark on suburbs nationwide.
Spanish Colonial Revival marked the most formal and historically accurate representation of all the Spanish styles. The architecture featured red tile roofs, spiral columns beside door and window openings, decorative tile trim and heavy, carved doors.
Drawing inspiration from early Spanish missions and churches, Southern Californian architects created Mission-style buildings. Massive stucco walls with broad, unadorned surfaces, shapely, scalloped parapets and arched windows and doors are characteristics of this style. Both the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railways adopted this style for rail corridor buildings to provide a consistent theme to the Southwest for eastern travelers.
Combining elements of Spanish Colonial and Indian Pueblo architectural forms, the Santa Fe style was a reaction to the Mission style and gave New Mexico a unique architectural identity. Prominent features include thick adobe walls that are slightly rounded and give a smooth stucco finish, and wood roof beams imbedded in the walls that project through to the exterior.
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