Carleton Winslow

American architect (1876–1946) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carleton Monroe Winslow (December 27, 1876 – 1946), also known as Carleton Winslow Sr., was an American architect, and key proponent of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Southern California in the early 20th century.

Born(1876-12-27)December 27, 1876
DiedDecember 27, 1946(1946-12-27) (aged 70)
OccupationArchitect
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Carleton Monroe Winslow
Born(1876-12-27)December 27, 1876
DiedDecember 27, 1946(1946-12-27) (aged 70)
Alma materArt Institute of Chicago; École des Beaux-Arts
OccupationArchitect
Years activeEarly 20th century
ChildrenCarleton Winslow, Jr. (1919–1983)
PracticeOffice of Bertram Goodhue
BuildingsLos Angeles Public Library; Carthay Circle Theatre; Santa Barbara Public Library; multiple buildings at Panama–California Exposition
ProjectsSpanish Colonial Revival architecture in Southern California
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California Building, now the Museum of Us, Panama–California Exposition, 1915
Kansas Building, Panama–California Exposition, 1915
Carthay Circle Theater, Los Angeles, 1926

Biography

Winslow was born December 27, 1876, in Damariscotta, Maine, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and at the École des Beaux-Arts, and joined the office of Bertram Goodhue in time for the planning of the 1915 San Diego Panama–California Exposition.[citation needed] Winslow is the one credited for choosing the Spanish Colonial style for that project, a choice with a vernacular regional precedent.[1]

He moved to Southern California in 1917, where he completed the Los Angeles Public Library after Goodhue's death in 1924 and also pursued his own commissions, including a number of Episcopal churches.[citation needed] With Clarence Stein, he wrote The architecture and the gardens of the San Diego Exposition.[citation needed]

His son, Carleton Winslow, Jr. (1919–1983), was also an architect, specializing in churches in Southern California, as well as an architectural history professor and author.[citation needed]

Work

The city seal of San Diego, designed by Winslow in 1914

References

  • Andree, Herb, and Noel Young. Santa Barbara Architecture: from Spanish Colonial to Modern. Second edition. With photographs by Wayne McCall and an introduction by David Gebhard. Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1980.

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