This article was published on: 05/01/2001
 

			SPANISH ECLECTIC
	Amaze clients and customers with your architectural expertise about dozens of residential housing styles. Architecture Index Residential Art Deco California Bungalow Cape Cod Colonial Contemporary Craftsman Creole Dutch Colonial Federal French Provincial Georgian Gothic Revival Greek Revival International Italianate Monterey National Neoclassical Prairie Pueblo Queen Anne Ranch Regency Saltbox Second Empire Shed Shingle Shotgun Spanish Eclectic Split Level Stick Tudor Victorian Home features Arches Columns Dormers Roofs Windows Interior Details Classic Molding		Spanish Eclectic--Most common in the Southwest and Florida, Spanish-style architecture takes its cues from the missions of the early Spanish missionaries—such as the one at San Juan Capistrano in California—and includes details from the Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance architectural styles. The houses usually have low-pitched tiled roofs, white stucco walls, and rounded windows and doors. Other elements may include scalloped dormers, windows and balconies with elaborate grillwork, decorative tiles around doorways and windows, and a bell tower or two. To learn more about this style, read Architecture Coach: Houses That Say Olé.