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Pl annin g a Preservation Project

m i s s i o n R e v i v a l ( 18 9 0 – 19 2 0 )

California was the birthplace of the Mission Revival style and
1 many of its landmark examples are concentrated there. The
earliest were built in the 1890s; by 1900 houses in this style were
spreading eastward under the influence of fashionable architects
and national builders’ magazines. Rather than copy the East’s
revival of its colonial style, California turned to its Hispanic heritage
for inspiration. Several California architects began to advocate
603 North Rogers Street, a the style and it received further impetus when the Santa Fe and
contributing structure to the North Southern Pacific railways adopted the style for stations and resort
Rogers Street Historic District and hotels throughout the West. Most commonly, typical Hispanic
an example of Mission Revival design elements (shaped parapets, arches, quatrefoil windows,
architecture. etc.) were borrowed and freely adapted to adorn traditional
shapes. The style quickly faded from favor after World War I.

Identifying features of the Mission Revival style include:
1. Mission-shaped dormer or roof parapet (these may be on
either main roof or porch roof)
2. Commonly with red tile roof covering
3. Widely overhanging eaves, usually open
4. Porch roof supported by large, square piers, commonly
arched above
5. Wall surface usually smooth stucco

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1109 West Main Street, a contributing structure to the West End Historic
District and an example of Mission Revival architecture.

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