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Identifying feature

Curved parapet gable

A gable end wall carried above the roofline as a parapet (a low wall) and cut into curves and scrolls. It is typical of Spanish mission churches and Mission Revival buildings.

a sign of these styles

Canals of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands: an example of Dutch Renaissance Dutch Renaissance c. 1550–1700 Tall skinny brick canal houses competing gable by gable: stepped, bell, and scrolled tops trimmed in white stone. Mission Inn, Riverside, California: an example of Mission Revival Mission Revival c. 1890–1930 Curved gable-top walls, white stucco, arcades, and red tile roofs borrowed from Spanish missions.

also seen on

Spanish Colonial

often seen with

Arcade A row of arches carried on columns or piers (thick square supports), often forming a covered walkway along a… Courtyard An open-air space enclosed by the walls of a building or group of buildings. Red tile roof A roof covered in overlapping rows of half-round clay tiles, called barrel tiles, usually orange-red in color. Round arch An arch shaped as a half circle, often built from wedge-shaped blocks called voussoirs. Stucco wall A wall coated with stucco, a plaster of cement or lime, sand and water, finished smooth or textured. Cornice A deep, overhanging ledge that caps the top of a facade. Quoins Large corner blocks of stone, or brick or wood imitating stone, laid in alternating long and short lengths. Roof finial A small upright ornament fixed to the top of a roof peak, gable or spire, often a spike, ball or carved…