The Second Bay Tradition (or Second Bay Area Tradition) is an architectural style from the period of 1928 through 1942 that was rooted in
San Francisco
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and the greater
Bay Area
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. Also referred to as "redwood post and beam",
the style is characterized by a rustic, woodsy philosophy and features sleek lines and
machine aesthetic
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. Associated with European Modernism,
the architects
Gardner Dailey,
William Merchant,
Henry Hill
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, and
William Wurster
William Wilson Wurster (October 20, 1895 – September 19, 1973) was an American architect and architectural teacher at the University of California, Berkeley, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, best known for his residential desig ...
designed in the style. A repository of drawings and specifications from the tradition are housed at the
Environmental Design Archives
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at the
University of California, Berkeley
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.
The Second Bay Area Tradition began in the 1920s, with William Wurster emerging as a key figure. His
ranch-style house
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, Gregory Farmhouse, built in 1928 in
Scotts Valley, California
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exemplified this phase. After
World War II
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, the tradition continued with contributions from Wurster, Gardner Dailey, and John Funk, joined by
Joseph Esherick, Mario Corbett,
Roger Lee, and Henry Hill. The
Third Bay Tradition phase followed, spanning from 1945 through the 1980s.
See also
*
First Bay Tradition
First Bay Tradition (also known as First Bay Area Tradition or San Francisco Bay Region Tradition) was an architectural style from the period of the 1880s to early 1920s. Sometimes considered as a regional interpretation of the Eastern Shingle Styl ...
*
Third Bay Tradition
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