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English
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Explores the architectural history of the Roque Lobato House, especially its significance in the evolution of Santa Fe's Spanish Pueblo revival style and the genesis of the historic preservation movement in Santa Fe. It provides a detailed record of the changes, along with justification for the alterations and suggested principles for consideration by others seeking to restore or renovate historic houses. In this sense, true restoration-- stripping...
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iv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A biography of Betty Stewart (1925-1994), who gained national publicity in the 1980s as a homebuilder and an authentic Santa Fe character. Certain aspects of Santa Fe's history - its reputation as a refuge for eccentrics, its decades-long effort to define itself through its architecture and its overwhelming popularity in the 1980s - are also addressed.
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