The name of that style of house


Can anyone tell me the name of the style of Blanche and Jane Hudson's Gothicy, slightly Hispanic house? There's a name for the style and I used to know it, but I can't think of it. It's similar to the style of a lot of the hotel in Evil Under the Sun (1982).

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I think it's Early Hacienda-Penitentiary.

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Spanish Revival. Similar to the house in Sunset Boulevard as well

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

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Thank you, moose-feathers - that's it! I like it. :)

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Another example of Spanish Revival is in the film, "Double Indemnity":

"It was one of those California Spanish houses that everyone was nuts about 10 or 15 years ago". Which underscores what a dinosaur the Baby Jane house was in 1960!

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The house can be seen today at: https://goo.gl/maps/U1G9k6Fdaas

172 S Mccadden Pl,
Los Angeles, CA 90004
5 beds, 4 baths 4,346 sq ft
Estimate: $2,978,521
Built in 1928
Last sold: Sep 1972 for $90,000

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Cool.

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