Andrew Cowper Lawson House Explained

Andrew Cowper Lawson House
Location:	1515 La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, California, U.S.
Architect:	Bernard Maybeck
Designation1:	Berkeley Landmark
Designation1 Date:	August 16, 1976
Designation1 Number:	15
Built:	1907–1908

The Andrew Cowper Lawson House is a historic private residence at 1515 La Loma Avenue in the La Loma Park neighborhood in Berkeley, California, U.S..^[1] It has been listed as a Berkeley Landmark (no. 15) by the city since August 16, 1976.^[2]

It was designed by Bernard Maybeck for British geologist Andrew Cowper Lawson. It is located directly on the Hayward fault, and was designed to withstand earthquakes (with the knowledge of the time).^{[3] [4]} The house resembled a "Pompeian villa" made of reinforced concrete that was covered in colored stucco that has sgraffito and inlaid tiles.^[5] The Lawson house was only one of two houses to have survived the big fire in 1923 because of its materials.^[6]

See also

• List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maybeck Made La Loma Park His Own Country . 2023-07-03 . Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA).
2. Web site: Berkeley Landmarks, Designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Berkeley, CA . Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association (BAHA).
3. Web site: April 18, 2019 . Andrew Cowper Lawson . 2023-07-03 . The Linda Hall Library . en-US.
4. Web site: Puchall . Lauri . 2006-04-01 . Feature April 2006: Achitexture . 2023-07-03 . The Monthly . en-US.
5. Book: Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel . An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area . 2007 . Gibbs Smith . 978-1-58685-432-4 . 313 . en.
6. Web site: 2017-10-19 . A Tale of Two Houses . 2023-07-03 . Modern Magazine . en-US.