California Colonial: The Spanish and Rancho Revival Styles (Schiffer Design Book)

The drama and beauty of historic homes in California are studied and displayed here in a deeply researched text and over 350 stunning color and over 50 black and white photographs. Vernacular and religious structures built between 1769 and 1848, during the Spanish Mission and Mexican Rancho eras, give California its unique character. Southern California's Spanish Revival monuments are pictured here-such as Hearst Castle at San Simeon and Rancho Revival landmarks like the Lummis House on Pasadena's arroyo. They portray the California Colonial's romantic past and its manner of settling into California's climate and landscape.