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A primary example can be found in the 1927 Montclair, Oakland, firehouse, and in a more traditional English cottage-style in the 1930 Montclair branch library. Idora Park in north Oakland, California , is a four-square-block storybook architecture development begun in 1927 on the grounds of the old amusement park.
It is a rare intact example of a small, storybook-style Tudor cottage, reminiscent of the type of housing built in Southern California in the 1920s and 1930s. It is unique in its scale: affordable and built for a middle-class family, but with all of the care and craftsmanship of the great Tudor Revival estates of Southern California.
The Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments, often called the Hobbit Houses, are a landmarked example of the Storybook style of architecture in Los Angeles, California. Hobbit Houses LAHCM marker Hobbit Houses turtle pond. The informal name "Hobbit Houses" is due to their supposed resemblance to the architecture of Tolkien's Shire. [1]
Storybook or Fairytale architecture is a style popularized in the 1920s in England and the United States. Houses built in this style may be referred to as storybook houses. Pages in category "Storybook architecture"
Prominent throughout Europe and the United States in the early 20th century, the modernist movement was a time of both aesthetic and structural advancement
The house was designed by Hollywood art director Harry Oliver, who went on to play a major role in Storybook architecture. Oliver was a Hollywood art director who worked on more than 30 films between 1919 and 1938 as art director, art department, and set decorator. [ 4 ]
Storybook Cottage. Stan Jurga writes, "Storybook Cottage is the creation of my father-in-law, Dave Holden. Dave purchase the property quite a few years back from his relatives and began the renovation. At the time we had Tom Fleming, an exceptional artist renting space from us in the President building.
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