Style Definition
A revival of Spanish and Moorish architecture from the Renaissance and
Baroque periods, this style was especially popular for resort hotels in
places like Florida, California, and Hawaii. Northern variants on Spanish
Revival featured more elaborate detail and colorful facades without the
castle-like shapes of the resort complexes. The style was also extremely
popular for movie houses.
Typical features of Spanish Revival are
cupolas, turrets, rounded arcades, twisted columns, red clay barrel tile
roofs, iron railings, curved balconies, twisted columns, colorful tilework,
small obelisks and finials, and grand bursts of white baroque ornament:
all intended for exotic effect.
Notable architects of the Spanish Revival
style include Schultze
& Weaver in New York and Florida, Oman
& Lilienthal in Chicago, and Walker
& Eisen Architects in Los Angeles.
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