Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture - Structural Form

Structural Form

  • Rectangular, courtyard, or L-plan
  • Horizontal massing
  • Predominantly one-story
  • Interior or exterior courtyards
  • Asymmetrical shape with cross-gables and side wings

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