Monterey

Monterey Style Homes In Phoenix, Arizona

Monterey Style Homes Phoenix AZMonterey Style architecture combines design features from both the Spanish Colonial and New England Colonial style homes.

The Monterey’s built prior to 1940 tend to favor the Spanish influence, while later examples use more details from the Colonial Revival style.

Because true historic Monterey homes require a second story to feature their signature cantilevered wooden balconies, they are rarer in Phoenix than single-story Spanish Colonials or Ranch homes.

On occasion, you can find a true Monterey Revival historic home for sale in the older pockets of the Encanto-Palmcroft historic district, Willo Historic District, Alvarado, La Hacienda, and East Alvarado.

Main Architectural Features of Monterey Style Homes:

  • Cantilevered second-story balcony with columns and balustrades of wood or wrought iron
  • A low-pitched gabled roof with tiles or shingles
  • Exterior Walls of Contrasting Materials; Stucco, brick, and wood
  • Asymmetrical Windows
  • False Shutters
  • Wood Corbels
  • Entry Door Pilaster 

The Birth and History of the Monterey Architecture

The Monterey Style architecture was born in 19th century California. However, its popularity expanded throughout a growing 20th century United States. The simple yet regal design became popular with not necessarily the rich, but a well-to-do class of Americans.

The original two-story Monterey Style architecture home was built in 1839 by Thomas Larkin In 1839 who had moved to Monterey from Boston.

Larkin merged the American Colonial style of his native New England with the Spanish Colonial architecture of his new place of residence. Monterey style homes became popular mainly in California, Florida, and the Southwest from 1920 to 1960.

Additional Architectural Home Styles in Phoenix

If you’re looking for a style other than Monterey, there are a wide variety of architectural home styles in Phoenix to view and find for sale. For example, Adobe, Bungalow, Cape Cods, Mission Revivals, Art Moderne and Art Deco and others.

If you’re looking for something very specific, contact Laura Boyajian, historic Phoenix homes specialist at (602) 400-0008.