Henry Weaver House, Protected residence in Santa Monica, United States.
The Henry Weaver House is a California Bungalow in Santa Monica, built in 1910 by the Milwaukee Building Company for Henry Weaver, a Midwestern hotel developer. Its broad roof overhang, prominent front porch and use of natural colors and materials follow the American Craftsman style; David Gebhard and Robert Winter call it "a gorgeous example of Craftsman orientalism, worthy of Charles and Henry Greene."
The Milwaukee Building Company built the Henry Weaver House in 1910 for Henry Weaver, a hotel developer from the Midwest. Restoration began in 1985, and the house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
The house is a California Bungalow in the American Craftsman style, whose broad roof overhang, front porch and natural colors and materials a 1910 Los Angeles Times article said fit the Southland landscape, climate and temperament. David Gebhard and Robert Winter call it a gorgeous example of Craftsman orientalism worthy of Charles and Henry Greene.
The house is a private residence and can be viewed from the street but is not open to the public for interior access. Visitors can appreciate the exterior design and building style from the sidewalk, which reveals much of the period's construction methods.
The house was built in 1910 by the Milwaukee Building Company, not by Meyer & Holler. In Los Angeles: An Architectural Guide, David Gebhard and Robert Winter call it "a gorgeous example of Craftsman orientalism, worthy of Charles and Henry Greene."
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