Architectural Style
Italian Renaissance Revival
1890–1935
Style Overview
Italian Renaissance Revival in the SGV.
Formal classical style used for select prestige residences in the SGV, often by Myron Hunt and contemporaries. Examples concentrate in San Marino and along Pasadena's Orange Grove Boulevard.
Characteristics
Identifying Italian Renaissance Revival.
- Symmetrical formal façades
- Hipped tile roofs with wide bracketed eaves
- Round-arched windows on the principal floor
- Quoined corners and rusticated stone or stucco bases
- Belt courses dividing floors
Architects
Notable Italian Renaissance Revival Architects in the SGV.
- Elmer Grey — Partner with Myron Hunt on signature Pasadena civic and institutional commissions of the 1910s and 1920s.
- Myron Hunt — Pasadena-based architect whose institutional and residential work shaped the formal civic and estate landscape of the SGV in the early 20th century. Frequently partnered with Elmer Grey.
Related Guides
Pillar Guides Covering Italian Renaissance Revival.
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