- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.
- Irving Gill was a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture, but he is not well known outside Southern California. His work is found in San Diego, Torrance and Los Angeles, but most of the surviving work is in San Diego. Gill worked in the Adler and Sullivan office in Chicago at the same time as Frank Lloyd Wright. He moved to San Diego in 1893 for health reasons and started his own practice there. Our tour will begin with Horatio West Court, built in 1919, near Santa Monica beach. It is an early, and unusual, example of attached houses ranged around an intimate courtyard sharing pedestrian access. Gill is well known for his use of arches and the integration of courtyards within his designs. From Santa Monica we will begin our drive south to San Diego with a stopover in Torrance. This city was founded in 1912 by Jared Sidney Torrance who believed in a city in which industry, commerce and residential interests would live together in harmony. He commissioned Olmsted and Olmsted to develop a master plan and the Olmsteds brought in Irving Gill to design a number of the early buildings. Many have been demolished but there remain a few of interest that we will see before continuing on to La Jolla and San Diego. One of Gill’s best known works is the La Jolla Woman’s Club where he was the first to use “tilt-up” construction in 1914. Rudolph Schindler was greatly influenced by this technique and used it in his King’s Road House. Across the street is the Ellen Browning Scripps residence, now incorporated into the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego by Robert Venturi. A short walk from here is the Bishop’s School with three Gill buildings, one of which was designed with his son, Louis. The tour’s final destination will be the Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest areas of San Diego where a number of well-maintained Gill houses remain. We will also see the First Church of Christ Scientist with classic Gill rhythmic arches and cubistic massing. From this point we will return to Los Angeles.