Beautiful Dreamer: An architect’s legacy lives on in Rancho Santa Fe designs, newspaper article, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 16 1993

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Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society

Name/Title

Beautiful Dreamer: An architect’s legacy lives on in Rancho Santa Fe designs, newspaper article, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 16 1993

Entry/Object ID

2025.010.009

Collection

Lilian J. Rice Papers, Newspapers, Periodicals, and Clippings Collection

Archive Items Details

Title

Beautiful Dreamer: An architect’s legacy lives on in Rancho Santa Fe designs, newspaper article, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 16 1993

Description

Two-page newspaper feature article titled Beautiful Dreamer: An architect’s legacy lives on in Rancho Santa Fe designs published in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Written by architecture critic Ann Jarmusch, the article examines the architectural legacy of Lilian Jeannette Rice and the development of Rancho Santa Fe as a planned community. The text describes Rice’s role in designing the village civic center and residential architecture beginning in the 1920s under the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company, highlighting her use of Spanish Colonial Revival forms, courtyards, arcades, tile work, and indoor–outdoor spatial planning. The article also discusses historic residences including the Christiancy House and the Terwilliger House, references a walking tour organized by Women in Architecture titled In Harmony with the Land: The Rancho Santa Fe Civic Center and Architecture of Lilian Rice, and includes historical and contemporary photographs illustrating Rice’s work and influence.

Creator

The San Diego Union-Tribune, Jarmusch, Ann

Date(s) of Creation

May 16, 1993

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rice, Lilian J.

Person or Organization

Requa and Jackson

Person or Organization

Jackson, Herbert

Person or Organization

Women In Architecture

Person or Organization

Requa, Richard

Person or Organization

Santa Fe Land Improvement Company

Person or Organization

Manion, Holly

Person or Organization

Gallagher, Heather

Person or Organization

Manion, Jack

Related Places

Place

Neighborhood

Rancho Santa Fe

County

San Diego County

State/Province

California

Country

The United States of America

Continent

North America