Notable Architects
One of the most accomplished architects of the style was George Washington Smith who practiced during the 1920s in Santa Barbara, California. His own residences El Hogar (1916, a.k.a. Casa Dracaena) and Casa del Greco (1920) brought him commissions from local society in Montecito and Santa Barbara. An example landmark house he designed is the Steedman estate Casa del Herrero in Montecito, now a registered National Historic Landmark and restored historic house—landscape museum. Other examples are the Jackling House and Lobero Theatre also in California.
Also notable in California were architects John Byers, Wallace Neff, Reginald Johnson, Elmer Grey, William Johnson, Lutah Maria Riggs, Richard Requa, Julia Morgan and many other designers. Bertram Goodhue and Carleton Winslow initiated the style as the dominant historical regional style, in Hawaiian architecture of the 1920s and in California to the present day.
In Florida notable architects include: Marion Wyeth, Robert Weed, Addison Mizner, Maurice Fatio, James Gamble Rogers II, Kiehnel and Elliott, John Elliot, Albert Pierce, Harry Griffin, and Wallace Neff.
In Oklahomanotable architects include: Lawrence Blue.
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