Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House, Historic residence at Stanford University, United States.
Located on San Juan Hill, this angular house rises two stories in front and three stories in back, featuring hollow tile walls and concrete foundations.
Built in 1920, the house belonged to Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, and his wife Lou Henry who personally designed the structure.
The residence merges International Style with Spanish Colonial Revival and Mission Revival architectural elements, setting trends in American residential design.
Currently serving as the official residence of Stanford University president, the building received solar panel installations in 2008 for energy efficiency.
Lou Henry Hoover rejected conventional architectural norms by creating an asymmetrical structure that appears smaller from outside than its actual interior dimensions.
Location: Stanford
Inception: 1920
Architects: Lou Henry Hoover
Architectural style: Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, International Style, Mission Revival architecture
GPS coordinates: 37.41771,-122.16888
Latest update: May 11, 2025 09:25
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