Spanish Revival took off after the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, where architects Bertram Goodhue Carleton ...

The genre really took off after 1915, when organizers of the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego chose to build the fairground buildings in Spanish Colonial style.

Spanish Colonial architecture is warm and timeless, characterized by neutral tones and natural textures. Homes in this architectural style are common throughout Southern California and Florida ...

Spanish colonial architecture is simpler, with less detail, and mission style reflects the characteristics of California’s Spanish missions established in the 18th century.

That style, known as Spanish Colonial Revival, came to define the Southern California landscape. In fact, it was described by one U.S. architect of the 1920s as “a true California type ...

“Many of the Spanish Colonial homes in California were built in the 1920s, so Art Deco accents like big leather club chairs or warm veneered wood side tables work great. The Spanish influence also ...

Spanish Colonial Revival architecture courtesy Richard Requa ... Requa, who studied under one of Southern California’s most famous architects, Irving Gill, was himself highly regarded.

So when he heard about a historic 1924 Spanish Colonial home while contemplating a move with his family to Santa Monica—his wife, Allison de Neufville, a fashion consultant for brands like Dolce ...

This low-slung Spanish Colonial home was designed in 1929 by Paul Revere Williams—one of the first African-American architects registered in California—and later restored by designer Kevin A ...

The popularity of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, like so many other memorable styles from the 18th and 19th centuries, resulted from exposure at international expositions, ...