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Title
Robert Stacy-Judd: Krotona Institute of Theosophy (Ojai, Calif.)
Creator
Robert Stacy-Judd, architect R.H. Stone, photographer
Date Created and/or Issued
1924-1927
Publication Information
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum
Collection
Robert Stacy-Judd (1884-1975)
Rights Information
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Description
Theosophy was a religion that began in the United States in the late 1800s as a mix of esoteric Spiritualism, occult influences, and adaptation various Asian religions. The Krotona Institute started in the Beechwood Canyon area of Los Angeles in 1912, and included structures designed by Mead and Requa, and Arthur and Alfred Heinemen. By 1924, the Los Angeles area had become too crowded, and the Krotona Institute moved to Ojai, a small town about 75 miles northwest. Robert Stacy-Judd was commissioned to build a large number of buildings including an administration building, library, lecture hall, and bungalows for the members. Designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with white stucco walls and red tile roofs, the buildings blended in with the overarching style of the town of Ojai.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
adc_180
Language
English
Place
Ojai, Calif.
Source
Robert Stacy-Judd papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Relation
adc_180

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