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 Dessau, Dessau, Germany: an example of Bauhaus Bauhaus c. 1919–1933 Flat-roofed white boxes, ribbon and corner windows, and zero ornament. Single house on Spring Street, Charleston, South Carolina: an example of Charleston Single House 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. Hermann-Grima House, New Orleans, Louisiana: an example of Creole Townhouse Creole Townhouse c. 1790–1850 Stuccoed brick row buildings on the sidewalk, with iron balconies, arched openings and a carriageway to a rear courtyard. Ciudad Valdeluz, Guadalajara, Spain: an example of Developer Modern 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. Palais Ephrussi, Vienna, Austria: an example of Gründerzeit Gründerzeit c. 1870–1914 Four- to six-story stucco apartment blocks with shops below, pedimented windows and heavy cornices, built around courtyards. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami, Florida: an example of Mediterranean Revival 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. Oia, Santorini, Greece: an example of Mediterranean Vernacular Mediterranean Vernacular antiquity–present Whitewashed cube-shaped houses with thick walls, shuttered windows, flat or low tile roofs, and courtyards. 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. Masó House, Girona, Spain: an example of Noucentisme Noucentisme c. 1906–1931 White stuccoed or brick facades in calm classical proportion, with glazed tile accents and sgraffito, on schools and houses. New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe: an example of Pueblo Revival Pueblo Revival c. 1905–present Rounded adobe-look stucco, projecting round roof beams, stepped upper stories, and flat roofs. Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England: an example of Regency Regency c. 1810–1840 British urban elegance: creamy painted stucco terraces, bow windows, and lacy iron balconies. Wieskirche, Steingaden, Germany: an example of Rococo Rococo c. 1720–1780 Baroque gone lightweight: pastel walls, gilded curling stucco, mirrors, and playful shell-like ornament. Chinatown, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore: an example of Southeast Asian Shophouse 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. Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona: an example of Spanish Colonial Spanish Colonial c. 1600–1940 White stucco walls, red clay tile roofs, arcades, courtyards, and wrought iron grilles. Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, California: an example of Spanish Colonial Revival Spanish Colonial Revival c. 1915–1940 Romantic white stucco under red clay tile: arcades, patios, carved doorways, and wrought iron balconies.

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