| David B. Gamble House | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena, California |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1908 |
| Architect: | Greene & Greene |
| Architectural style(s): | Bungalow/Craftsman, Other |
| Designated as NHL: | December 22, 1977[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 3, 1971[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 71000155 |
| Governing body: | Local |
The Gamble House, also known as David B. Gamble House, (constructed 1908 - 1909) is a National Historic Landmark and museum in Pasadena, California, USA. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It was designed by the architectural firm Greene and Greene, brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene, as a home for David B. Brothers Charles Sumner Greene (1868-1957 and Henry Mather Greene (1870-1954 who established the architectural firm of Greene and Greene, were influential A home is a place of Residence or Refuge. It is usually a place where an individual or a family can rest in and be able to store Personal property. Gamble of the Procter & Gamble company. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide
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Overview
Originally intended as a winter residence for David and Mary Gamble, the three-story Gamble House is a residential ark commonly described as America's Arts and Crafts masterpiece, whose style shows influence from traditional Japanese aesthetics and a certain California spaciousness born of available land and a permissive climate. The Arts and Crafts Movement was a British, Canadian, and American Aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media including ancient pottery sculpture in wood and bronze ink painting on silk and paper and a myriad of other types of works of Arts-and-Crafts architecture was focused on the use of natural materials, attention to detail, aesthetics, and craftsmanship. The Arts and Crafts Movement was a British, Canadian, and American Aesthetic movement occurring in the last years of the 19th century and the Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called
The Structure
Interiors
Rooms in the Gamble House were built using multiple kinds of wood; the teak, maple, oak, Port Orford Cedar, and mahogany surfaces are placed in sequences to bring out contrasts of color, tone and grain. Teak ( Tectona) is a genus of tropical Hardwood Trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of about 400 species of Trees and Shrubs in the Genus Quercus (from Latin Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is a cypress in the genus Chamaecyparis, family Cupressaceae, known by the name Lawson's Cypress The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Inlay in the custom furniture designed by the architects matches inlay in the tile mantle surrounds, and the interlocking joinery on the main staircase was left exposed. One of the wooden panels in the entry hall is actually a concealed door leading to the kitchen, and another panel opens to a clothes closet. The Greenes used an experienced team of local contractors who had worked together for them in Pasadena on a several previous homes, including the Hall brothers, Peter and John, who are responsible for the high quality of the woodworking in the house and its furniture.
The sensuous woods, the generously low and horizontal room shapes, and the quality of natural light that filters through the art glass exterior windows, coexist with a relatively traditional plan, in which most rooms are regularly shaped and organized around a central hall. Although the house is not as spatially adventurous as the contemporary works of Frank Lloyd Wright or even of the earlier New England "Shingle Style," its mood is casual and its symmetries tend to be localized - i. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who e. symmetrically organized spaces and forms in asymmetrical relationships to one another. Ceiling heights are different on the first (8'10") and second floors (8'8") and in the den (9'10") and the forms and scales of the spaces are constantly shifting, especially as one moves from the interior of the house to its second-floor semi-enclosed porches and its free-form terraces, front and rear. The third floor was planned as a billiard room, but was used as an attic by the Gamble family. An attic is a space found directly below the pitched Roof of a house or other building (also called garret, Loft or
Exteriors
Outdoor space was as important as the interior spaces. Exterior porches are found off three of the second-floor bedrooms and were used for sleeping or entertaining. A porch is a structure attached to a building forming a covered entrance to a vestibule or doorway The main patio in the back of the house has a large koi pond and clinker brick walls. Water gardens, also known as aquatic gardens, backyard ponds and Garden ponds, have been made popular by Andy Holt in recent years Clinker bricks are Bricks used in the Construction of Buildings In early brick firing kilns the surface of the bricks that were too close to the fire changed Arroyo stone paths in the lawns are reminiscent of running brooks.
History
David and Mary Gamble lived in the house during the winter months until their deaths in 1923 and 1929, respectively. Julia (Mary's younger sister) lived in the house until her death in 1943. Cecil Huggins Gamble and his wife Louise Gibbs Gamble lived in the house beginning in 1946 and briefly considered selling it. They soon changed their minds, however, when prospective buyers spoke of painting the interior teak and mahogany woodwork white. The Gambles realized the artistic importance of the house and it remained in the Gamble family until 1966, when it was deeded to the city of Pasadena in a joint agreement with the University of Southern California School of Architecture. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the [1][3]
In popular culture
- The house and garage were seen as the residence of Doctor Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future films. "Doc Brown" redirects here For the British rapper see Doc Brown (rapper. Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg.
- The exterior of the house was used as the home of a young Simon and River Tam in the episode "Safe" from the cult TV show Firefly. Firefly is an American Science fiction Television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- The house was featured in the 2005 Jon Favreau movie, Zathura. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19 1966 is an American director, actor and writer. Zathura A Space Adventure is a film directed by Jon Favreau, based on an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg, author of
Trivia
- A Greene and Greene lantern that was stolen from the outside of the house in the 1970s showed up for sale on eBay in 2005. eBay Inc is an American Internet company that manages eBaycom an Online auction and shopping Website in which people and businesses buy and
- Two USC architecture students live in the house full-time. The selected students change yearly.
- David Gamble collected door knockers. Many knockers from his collection can be found hung in the house.
- The Gamble family crest is the crane and trailing rose. The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a Coat of arms. Cranes are large long-legged and long-necked Birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. The crest or parts of it can be spotted in many locations around the house.
- The California Live Oak tree made in art glass on the front door has ginkgo leaves rather than oak leaves. The Coast Live Oak ( Quercus agrifolia) is an Evergreen Oak, highly variable and often shrubby native to the California Floristic Province Glass art and Glass sculpture is the use of Glass as an artistic medium to produce Sculptures or two-dimensional Artworks Specific approaches Ginkgo is a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants with one extant species G This was done on purpose to highlight the Asian influence in the house.
References
- ^ a b David B. Gamble House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
- ^ Carolyn Pitts (July 13, 1977), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: David Berry Gamble House / The gamble House Greene and Greene LibraryPDF (457 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from 1908 and undated.PDF (930 KiB)
External links
- www.gamblehouse.org - Official website
- Gamble House Movies List - List of Movies that features the house in it
- Gamble House photos Photos of The Gamble House, 2005, after conservation project
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