Andrew Cowper Lawson House | |
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Location | 1515 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Coordinates | 37°52′52″N 122°15′29″W / 37.881239°N 122.258103°W |
Built | 1907–1908 |
Architect | Bernard Maybeck |
Designated | August 16, 1976 |
Reference no. | 15 |
The Andrew Cowper Lawson House is a historic private residence at 1515 La Loma Avenue in the La Loma Park neighborhood in Berkeley, California, U.S.. [1] It has been listed as a Berkeley Landmark (no. 15) by the city since August 16, 1976. [2]
It was designed by Bernard Maybeck for British geologist Andrew Cowper Lawson. [1] It is located directly on the Hayward fault, and was designed to withstand earthquakes (with the knowledge of the time). [3] [4] The house resembled a " Pompeian villa" made of reinforced concrete that was covered in colored stucco that has sgraffito and inlaid tiles. [1] [5] The Lawson house was only one of two houses to have survived the big fire in 1923 because of its materials. [6]
Andrew Cowper Lawson House | |
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Location | 1515 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Coordinates | 37°52′52″N 122°15′29″W / 37.881239°N 122.258103°W |
Built | 1907–1908 |
Architect | Bernard Maybeck |
Designated | August 16, 1976 |
Reference no. | 15 |
The Andrew Cowper Lawson House is a historic private residence at 1515 La Loma Avenue in the La Loma Park neighborhood in Berkeley, California, U.S.. [1] It has been listed as a Berkeley Landmark (no. 15) by the city since August 16, 1976. [2]
It was designed by Bernard Maybeck for British geologist Andrew Cowper Lawson. [1] It is located directly on the Hayward fault, and was designed to withstand earthquakes (with the knowledge of the time). [3] [4] The house resembled a " Pompeian villa" made of reinforced concrete that was covered in colored stucco that has sgraffito and inlaid tiles. [1] [5] The Lawson house was only one of two houses to have survived the big fire in 1923 because of its materials. [6]