The Gamble House stands in Pasadena, California, designed by the architects Charles and Henry Greene of the firm Greene and Greene and completed in 1908 as a winter residence for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter and Gamble family. It is considered one of the finest surviving examples of American Arts and Crafts architecture, its design unifying broad sheltering rooflines, exposed structural timber joinery, and built-in furniture and cabinetry crafted from woods including teak, oak and mahogany, much of it designed by the Greenes themselves down to the smallest detail. Wide terraces, sleeping porches and extensive use of natural materials reflect the Greenes' interest in California's climate and in Japanese timber construction, an influence visible throughout the house's joinery and massing. The house remains substantially unaltered and is now operated as a house museum by the University of Southern California.
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Greene and Greene's 1908 Pasadena bungalow, the most celebrated single work of the American Craftsman style.
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The Gamble House, also known as the David B. Gamble House, is a historic American Craftsman home in Pasadena California designed by the architectural firm of Greene and Greene.
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is a historic American Craftsman home
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4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena, California
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The Gamble House, also known as the David B. Gamble House, is a historic American Craftsman home in Pasadena California designed by the architectural firm of Greene and Greene.
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1909
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The building itself appears enmeshed with the landscape, achieved by a blend of man-made materials such as brick and rough dash-coat stucco and natural materials such as granite river stones and the creeping fig [ficus pumila] that grows on the foundations of the terrace and steps.
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The building itself appears enmeshed with the landscape, achieved by a blend of man-made materials such as brick and rough dash-coat stucco and natural materials such as granite river stones and the creeping fig [ficus pumila] that grows on the foundations of the terrace and steps.
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The building itself appears enmeshed with the landscape, achieved by a blend of man-made materials such as brick and rough dash-coat stucco and natural materials such as granite river stones and the creeping fig [ficus pumila] that grows on the foundations of the terrace and steps.
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The interior spaces were finished using multiple species of wood.
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