:: Mission
(1910-1930s)
b. The simple Mission-style buildings were inspired by the early Spanish
mission churches in California. Exterior walls are usually covered with
stucco, although oolitic limestone is also used. The most distinctive
features of the style are tiled roofs and arches. Roofs are commonly low
in pitch or flat, featuring curvilinear parapets or pent roof sections.
The same parapet lines are often repeated over the front porch. Parapets
may be topped with simple stucco molding, or with a single row of sloping
Mission tiles. Cylindrical tiles, or scuppers, drain rainwater. Windows
may be sash or casement type. Arches are typical on the facade and common
on other openings. The front porch sometimes extends over the carport
or garage entrance to one side of the main building mass. Applied decoration
is kept to a minimum.
Examples:
Plymouth Congregational Church
Sunshine Fruits Company Inn
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