spanish revival

A revival of Spanish and Spanish colonial architecture from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, this style was especially popular for resort hotels in places like Florida, California, and Hawaii. Northern variants on Spanish Revival featured more elaborate detail and colorful facades without the castle-like shapes of the resort complexes. The style was also extremely popular for movie houses.

Typical features of Spanish Revival are cupolas, turrets, rounded arcades, twisted columns, red clay barrel tile roofs, iron railings, curved balconies, colorful tilework, small obelisks and finials, and grand bursts of white baroque ornament: all intended for exotic effect.

Approximate Dates: 1920 to 1930