Storybook architecture 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.

1 天前 · Storybook architecture’s heyday spanned through the 1920s and ‘30s like many of the exotic revival styles popularized in LA’s housing boom. It sought inspiration in the Provincial Revival style, though storybook architecture took the concept further.

Storybook architecture borrows from multiple traditions, including Tudor, Norman, Gothic, and French Medieval styles. This eclectic mix allows for unique, fantasy-like homes that capture the essence of several architectural periods.

2023年1月29日 · Storybook house is a specialized house type that originated in Los Angeles during the 1920s and has since expanded across the United States. These houses defied architectural conventions to accomplish something altogether new, combining art and architecture, whimsy and functionality.

2022年3月31日 · These charming homes and structures are perfect examples of Storybook architecture in Los Angeles, visit them and step into a fairytale world

2020年10月7日 · This playful architectural style characterized by elements like crooked roofs, rolled or pointed eaves, mismatched doors and windows, and an overall look of disrepair, became a rage in Los Angles during the 1920s and 30s, with the rise of the Hollywood film industry and a widespread fascination with medieval architecture.

Information on storybook architects, homeowners, and builders, as well as books, articles, and other materials (including website graphics) dealing with storybook architecture are also welcome. Much of the current storybook site is still under construction, so please bear with us.

The storybook style is a whimsical nod toward Hollywood design technically called Provincial Revivalism, and embodies much of what we see in fairy-tale storybooks, stage plays and in our favorite dreams. The exterior finish is predominately stucco, often rough troweled, and frequently with half-timbering.

2024年10月7日 · A storybook house is a quaint style of architecture known for its cottage-inspired sloping roof, turret, and other fanciful features. Also called fairy-tale homes, they essentially look like a...

2024年7月11日 · Creating a bewitching effect in Los Angeles, storybook architecture offered an exaggerated medieval style with crooked walls, small, mismatched windows, prominent chimneys, and swayback, thatched roofs.