Mary C. W. Black Studio House
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Mary C. W. Black Studio House | |
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| Location | 556 Abrego St., Monterey, California |
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| Coordinates | 36°35′49″N 121°53′30″W / 36.59694°N 121.89167°WCoordinates: 36°35′49″N 121°53′30″W / 36.59694°N 121.89167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Built by | Ruthven, Sidney |
| Architect | Black, Mary C. W. |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival, Monterey Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 94001007[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1994 |
The Mary C. W. Black Studio House, located at 556 Abrego St. in Monterey, California, is a historic house and artist's studio that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Monterey artist Mary Corning Winslow Black and was built in 1930. It is an example of eclectic architecture including Mission/Spanish Revival architecture and its substyle of Monterey architecture.[1]
The house is significant as one of surprisingly "few good residential examples of the Monterey substyle of the Spanish Colonial Revival on the Monterey peninsula, where the form was originated", and in particular one of only three examples known in 1993 to have a "full width cantilevered second-story balcony, covered by the principal roof."[2]
According to its NRHP nomination, "Mrs. Black's 'old-new' studio house was praised in the September 27, 1930 Monterey Peninsula Herald for its 'impression of permanancy...' and 'appearance of age'. The article noted that the 'modern structures with the appearance of antiquity blend with the ancient adobe (Casa Abrego) that retains still its original charm... and that the work had resulted in one of the peninsula's outstanding beauty spots'." And that the house had been very well preserved since then.[2]:12
The property was listed on the National Register in 1994. The listing included two contributing buildings and two contributing objects, plus a non-contributing building (a gardener's shed used as an office that had lost its historic integrity).[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 Kent L. Seavey (November 20, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mary C. W. Black House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying eight photos (see photo captions p15-16 in text document)
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