Second Lecture on Mesa County, Colorado Buildings and Architecture by David Sundal

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David Sundal, member and former president of the Mesa County Historical Society, talks about the original settlers of Mesa County, Colorado, and about their buildings and roads. He discusses examples of different architectural styles in the Grand Valley, including Queen Anne, Italianate, Victorian, California Bungalow, Spanish Mission Style, and Classical Revival. He also talks about the owners and architectural details of certain homes and buildings, and the influence of architectural exhibitions at World's Fairs on the popular styles of the day. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.

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Title: Second Lecture on Mesa County, Colorado Buildings and Architecture by David Sundal
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Subject: Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Architecture -- Colorado, Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado, Buildings -- 1880-1940, Roads, Architecture, Victorian, Architecture, Queen Anne, Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History, Palisade (Colo.) -- History, Architecture, Domestic -- Spanish influences, Architecture -- Southwest, New, Architecture, Domestic -- Mission Style, Exhibitions, Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Description: David Sundal, member and former president of the Mesa County Historical Society, talks about the original settlers of Mesa County, Colorado, and about their buildings and roads. He discusses examples of different architectural styles in the Grand Valley, including Queen Anne, Italianate, Victorian, California Bungalow, Spanish Mission Style, and Classical Revival. He also talks about the owners and architectural details of certain homes and buildings, and the influence of architectural exhibitions at World's Fairs on the popular styles of the day. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Date: October 22, 1980-
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 audio file (30:18) digitized from source material (Interview 382: Audiocassette 1); No transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1156, OH 382 Sundal, David: Architecture in Mesa County
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Language: English
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Second Lecture on Mesa County, Colorado Buildings and Architecture by David Sundal

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