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David Gebhard
Books by David Gebhard
Spanish Colonial or Adobe Architecture of California
1800-1850
By Donald R. Hannaford and Revel Edwards
Preface by David Gebhard
In California, authentic Spanish colonial houses were built with local materials for comfort and convenience, with both construction and ornamentation traditional of Spanish and New England settlers. This book gives architects, home builders and historians a chance to view photos, sketches, and t...
Early Mexican Houses
A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings
Preface by David Gebhard
From 1925 to 1929, two young architectural draftsmen set out to record a select number of examples of the “minor domestic architecture” of Mexico due to a lack of measured drawings of rural ranch houses and Monterey-inspired dwellings. The result is a wonderful collection of houses from the days ...

