Abstract
The subject of this paper is
the Westside/Guadalupe Historic District, established in 1983. It is the most recent of five regulated
historic districts in Santa Fe. The Westside originates from seventeenth century pre-industrial building
methods and land use patterns associated with agricultural based societies that in many instances
were extended family settlements. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, Westside dwellers
blended Anglo and Hispanic customs and attitudes creating a hybrid form of building that is largely
the product of owner-as-builder intuition. A predominant characteristic is growth by accretion and
modification that often produces an eccentric ad hoc result that can be described as vernacular or
folkloric. This paper claims that the Westside community is a relevant example of a self-generating
community building process. A complete mapping of the Westside is presented in detailed graphic
analysis followed by a series of architectural case studies that document,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 157-176 |
Journal | Common Ground Publishing |
State | Published - Jun 2012 |