gill la jolla

i've been posting on irving gill's work in and around downtown san diego, but he was also responsible for some distinctive architecture in la jolla as well. we went to the la jolla branch of the san diego museum of contemporary art on sunday, which was originally the ellen scripps residence, designed by gill:



there are several other gill-designed structures nearby, most of them civic; these represent the pinnacle of his career in san diego, around 1910. both the la jolla womens club and the la jolla recreation center have a similar design, with extensive use of arches. la jolla womens club:



la jolla recreation center:



gill also designed the residence next door to the la jolla womens club, which is now the la jolla inn:



just east of the museum is the wisteria cottage, which was long home to john cole's book shop (1966-2005; nexus bookstore 1961-66). it will be the future home of the la jolla historical society, which currently resides in a small bungalow behind the cottage. it will be leased from the revelle family; roger revelle was the founder of ucsd and married into the scripps family, who owned the cottage since near its construction in 1904. wisteria cottage:



we spent a good deal of time having lunch and enjoying the museum (i'll post on that later) but as a result didn't have time to get pictures of gill's other large works in la jolla, bishop's and la valencia hotel. the beach was calling.

(the irving gill san diego google map has been updated)