点评:The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, is the finest example of early 20th century American Craftsman architecture, an internationally recognized masterpiece of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. So what is the Arts and Crafts Movement? It has three main characteristics: (1) simplicity of design, (2) natural elements and (3) a belief that objects must be well made and useful as well as decorative. The Movement is against mass production, excessive ornamentation and unfair treatment of workers. With that in mind, in 1908 and 1909, Pasadena-based architects Charles and Henry Greene designed the house and furnishings for David and Mary Gamble of the Proctor & Gamble Company. Located at 4 Westmoreland Place, off Orange Grove Avenue's former Millionaire Row, a mile north of the Wrigley Mansion, near the Rose Bowl and Norton Simon Museum, the 8,100-square-foot, three-story home sits atop a grassy knoll, preserved with all its original furniture. The entire house, starting with its stained glass front door, evokes a Japanese feel. The exterior is characterized by its broad, sloping roofs and overhanging eaves, extensive use of clinker brick and hand-sculpted wood rafters. Inside, visitors are impressed with the teak and mahogany woodwork, maple cabinets, built-in window seats and bookcases, lighting fixtures, stained glass, intricately designed carpets, large terraces and expansive windows. There are four bedrooms, four bathrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, private study, storage attic, cascading staircase with interlocking joinery and servant's hall and rooms. Don't forget the lush gardens and koi pond. One-hour guided tours are available on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The Gamble House has been designated a National Historic Landmark and a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and added to the National Register of Historic Places.
翻译:加州帕萨迪纳的 Gamble 住宅是 20 世纪早期美国工匠建筑的典范,也是国际公认的美国工艺美术运动杰作。那么什么是工艺美术运动呢?它具有三个主要特征:(1) 设计简洁,(2) 自然元素,(3) 认为物品必须做工精良、实用且具有装饰性。该运动反对大规模生产、过度装饰和对工人的不公平待遇。出于这种考虑,1908 年和 1909 年,帕萨迪纳的建筑师 Charles 和 Henry Greene 为宝洁公司的 David 和 Mary Gamble 设计了住宅和家具。住宅位于威斯特摩兰广场 4 号,靠近橘园大道前百万富翁街,箭牌大厦以北一英里,靠近玫瑰碗和诺顿西蒙博物馆,住宅占地 8,100 平方英尺,为三层楼,坐落在草丘之上,所有原始家具均保存完好。整栋房子,从彩色玻璃前门开始,都散发着日式风情。房子外部宽阔的坡屋顶和悬垂的屋檐,大量使用熟料砖和手工雕刻的木椽子,是其一大特色。房子内部,柚木和桃花心木的木制品、枫木橱柜、内置窗座和书柜、灯具、彩色玻璃、设计精巧的地毯、宽大的露台和宽大的窗户都给游客留下了深刻的印象。房子有四间卧室、四间浴室、客厅、餐厅、厨房、私人书房、储藏阁楼、带有互锁细木工的层叠楼梯以及仆人大厅和房间。别忘了郁郁葱葱的花园和锦鲤池。周二、周四和周日提供一小时的导览游。甘布尔故居已被指定为国家历史地标和洛杉矶历史文化纪念碑,并被列入国家史迹名录。