Adobe Style
Adobe is a term often used to describe an architectural style found in the southwestern United States and Spanish speaking countries, but adobe is actually a building material. Adobe consists of tightly compacted earth, clay, and straw which is hand or form-shaped into bricks with the particular construction methods and composition varying according to climate and local custom. Adobe style homes are influenced by early Pueblo homes with flat roofs, adobe walls, and heavy timbers. Adobe style homes may manifest details influenced by the Mission house style with stucco walls, arched doorways, and roof parapets, as well as house designs that reflect the Spanish Revival style of red roof tiles, decorative railings, and tiled courtyards.
