Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Commercial
The first commercial building constructed in the new Fullerton townsite was the small wooden Amerige Brothers' Realty Office (1887), now located in Amerige Park.

Early 20th Century Styles
1905-1945
In the early 1900s, builders slough off the elaborate Victorian styles. Homes for the new century were compact, economical, and informal.
Arts & Crafts (Craftsman)
Bungalow Styles
Cotswold Cottage ...

By the early 20th century, the Colonial Revival style evolved into the Foursquare and Bungalow house styles.

In the early 20th century, there were no known wood-made Tang Dynasty buildings that still existed; the oldest so far discovered was the 1931 find of Guanyin Pavilion at Dule Monastery, dated 984.

In the early 20th century, Rietveld style grew from the Dutch arts and crafts movement with a strong frank Lloyd Wright influence.

In the early 20th century, there was a revival of Jacobean / Pilgrim style architecture and furniture.
Architecture: Often, Jacobean Revival architecture is lumped with Tudor Revival style.
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Typical of the early 20th century, this style is very plain and has only simple front porches, if any. The elaborate features of the Victorian era of the late 19th century are gone
full porch version,
Third Ward
full porch version,
Third Ward ...

Constructivism - An avant-grade movement of the early 20th century that orginated in revolutionary Russia with work by the sculptor Naum Gabo.

An avant-grade movement of the early 20th century that orginated in revolutionary Russia with work by the sculptor Naum Gabo. It had a vision of a new sense of space, an imaginative understanding of geometry, and an enthusiasm for modern materials.

The Bungalow style is an American invention, popularized in California in the early 20th century. It was brought to Canada in the early 1910s.

Colonial Revival -- House style of the early 20th century based on interpretations of architectural forms of the American colonies prior to the Revolution.
Column -- A vertical support, usually supporting a member above.

Architect: Abu Bakr bin Hussein bin Abdallah al-Kaf
Date: Late 19-early 20th century View of Balcony 124a
View of first floor bath
View of Room 212
View of second floor hallway
View of third floor room
View of the Palm Court ...

At its height of popularity in the early 20th century, the Craftsman style of home was mostly applied to small, affordable bungalows.

Besides Breton, many of the most distinguished French writers of the early 20th century were at one time connected with the movement; these include Paul Éluard, Louis Aragon, René Crevel, and Philippe Soupault.

sawn wood ornament - Curves, scrolls, lace-work ornamentation made with a jig, band or scroll saw. Gingerbread, as it was called in the late 19th-early 20th century, can be seen on bargeboard, gable trim, over doors and windows.

In the more modern era, wall material could be of formed concrete, glass, or metal. Carrera glass was an early 20th century innovation producing a sleek, smooth colored glass finish, often applied to first floor walls of commercial buildings.

a style imitative of antique Egyptian temple architecture, most influential after Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt and lasting in the U.S. into the early 20th century.
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terra cotta - A red-brown fired, but unglazed clay used for roof tiles and decorative wall covering. Glazed terra cotta was frequently used for exterior decoration on buildings of the early 20th century. (p. 38 - siding of lower floor, p.

International Style - US term referring to what in Europe was Modern Movement of the early 20th century; the style featured undercoated cubic forms, white rendering and a horizontal aspect emphasisied in large windows.

See also: House, Architecture, Bungalow, Craftsman, Arts and