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The San Diego County Administration Center is a historic Beaux-Arts/Spanish Revival–style building in San Diego, California. It houses the offices of the government of San Diego County . Due to its notable architecture and location fronting San Diego Bay , it is nicknamed the Jewel on the Bay .
Most of the houses in the district were influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement, which was popular in Pasadena in the early 20th century; particular styles in the district include the American Craftsman house, the Craftsman bungalow, the Colonial Revival house, and the Prairie School house.
Arts and Crafts Architecture: History and Heritage in New England (UP of New England, 2014). Naylor, Gillian (1971). The Arts and Crafts Movement: a study of its sources, ideals and influence on design theory. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0-289-79580-X. Parry, Linda (2005). Textiles of the Arts and Crafts Movement. London: Thames and Hudson.
SDHL # [1] Landmark name [2] Image Address [2] Designation Date [2] Description [3]; 1: El Prado Area: Balboa Park: 9/7/1967 Long, wide promenade running through the center of Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Revival buildings including the Museum of Us, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Natural History Museum, the Fleet Science Center, and the Timken Museum of Art
The American Craftsman style was a 20th century American offshoot of the British Arts and Crafts movement, [1] which began as early as the 1860s. [2]A successor of other 19th century movements, such as the Gothic Revival and the Aesthetic Movement, [2] the British Arts and Crafts movement was a reaction against the deteriorating quality of goods during the Industrial Revolution, and the ...
On Oct. 31, the San Diego County Clerk’s office will offer “Halloweddings” only at its 1600 Pacific Highway location in downtown San Diego. “Getting married doesn’t have to be scary ...
Falkenham left San Diego in 1895, and Gill began to take on large residential projects for important figures in San Diego. He also worked on the Granger Hall for Ralph Granger, a local musician. In the late 1890s, Gill's designs began to use concrete more heavily, and his work in that medium contributed significantly to its use in the future.
A controversial plan revealed last week for the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego to sell its satellite offices and exhibition space at the historic Santa Fe railroad depot could get derailed ...