Identifying feature
Stucco wall A wall coated with stucco, a plaster of cement or lime, sand and water, finished smooth or textured. It is common on Spanish Colonial Revival, Mission Revival and Mediterranean Revival buildings.
a sign of these styles Bauhaus c. 1919–1933 Flat-roofed white boxes, ribbon and corner windows, and zero ornament. Charleston Single House c. 1700–1900 A narrow house with its gable end to the street and tiered side porches reached through a street door. Creole Townhouse c. 1790–1850 Stuccoed brick row buildings on the sidewalk, with iron balconies, arched openings and a carriageway to a rear courtyard. Developer Modern c. 1990–present Plain developer-built houses and apartment blocks: flat or low roofs, rendered or panel walls, identical windows in a grid, no ornament. Gründerzeit c. 1870–1914 Four- to six-story stucco apartment blocks with shops below, pedimented windows and heavy cornices, built around courtyards. Mediterranean Revival c. 1920–1940 Stucco walls under red clay tile roofs, arched windows, wrought iron balconies, courtyards, and bell towers on hotels and villas. Mediterranean Vernacular antiquity–present Whitewashed cube-shaped houses with thick walls, shuttered windows, flat or low tile roofs, and courtyards. Mission Revival c. 1890–1930 Curved gable-top walls, white stucco, arcades, and red tile roofs borrowed from Spanish missions. Noucentisme c. 1906–1931 White stuccoed or brick facades in calm classical proportion, with glazed tile accents and sgraffito, on schools and houses. Pueblo Revival c. 1905–present Rounded adobe-look stucco, projecting round roof beams, stepped upper stories, and flat roofs. Regency c. 1810–1840 British urban elegance: creamy painted stucco terraces, bow windows, and lacy iron balconies. Rococo c. 1720–1780 Baroque gone lightweight: pastel walls, gilded curling stucco, mirrors, and playful shell-like ornament. Southeast Asian Shophouse c. 1840–1960 Narrow terraced rows of two or three stories, shops at street level, with a continuous covered walkway in front. Spanish Colonial c. 1600–1940 White stucco walls, red clay tile roofs, arcades, courtyards, and wrought iron grilles. Spanish Colonial Revival c. 1915–1940 Romantic white stucco under red clay tile: arcades, patios, carved doorways, and wrought iron balconies.