In 1926, Lilian Rice designed four townhouses on
Paseo Delicias in a traditional Spanish manner with
the exterior facades extended to the sidewalk, thus
avoiding the use of either porches or yard. As in
Spain, the home featured inner courtyards with gardens
and patios secluded at the rear or in the heart of
the structures.
To avoid repetition of design, architect Rice varied
the rooflines, the entrances and the ways in which
the homes met the street. Wooden or wrought iron grills
added a decorative and protective touch for windows
which directly faced the street. Strategically placed
shrubs, light fixtures and textures walls added visual
interest and variety.
In this grouping, Lilian Rice based her plans on
the Spanish method of enclosing family activity behind
protective walls, a neccessity in the crowded cities
and villages of Spain. Her imaginative interpretation
of traditional Spanish design offered a modern solution
to the problem of how to include residential construction
in an urban setting and still maintain the privacy
of a home in the midst of commercial activity.
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