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dc.coverage.spatialSite: San Diego, California, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 1906-1911 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorGill, Irving J.en_US
dc.date1906-1911en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-20T20:36:09Z
dc.date.available2012-12-20T20:36:09Z
dc.date.issued1906-1911en_US
dc.identifier179303en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1952en_US
dc.descriptionLee House No. 1, general view; Alice Lee Houses: No. 1, 3578 7th Avenue, 1905; No. 2, 3353 Albatross Street, 1905; No. 3, 3574 7th Avenue, 1906; No. 4, 3367 Albatross Street, 1912. The arrival in 1893 of Irving Gill and his development of a severely stripped-down adaptation of the indigenous adobe Mission-style architecture helped bring a more unified look to San Diego through the work of the many architects who trained in his office. By 1910 Gill had developed his own style, which remained constant until the end of his career. His approach was in part reductivist. Decorative details such as eaves and mouldings are pared away, leaving uninterrupted surfaces inside and out. At a time when the use of reinforced concrete was still a novelty, concrete became Gill’s favourite material as it can be easily moulded, is durable and is conducive to attaining simple effects. He also refined tilt-slab construction techniques and developed his own steel door and window casings, bull noses and lath. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/6/2010)en_US
dc.format.mediumwood; concrete; steel; stuccoen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectdomestic architectureen_US
dc.subjectcottagesen_US
dc.subjectArts and Crafts (movement)en_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.titleAlice Lee Housesen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-GI-SAH-C1en_US
dc.contributor.displayIrving J. Gill (American architect, 1870-1936)en_US


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