Spanish, Southwestern, Hacienda, and Mexican Style Homes for Sale in West Palm Beach, FL

Spanish style homes exist due to the Spanish settlers who came to America from 1600-1800, and although they arrived through North America, they sought out states with Spain-like climates: Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, and others and built their new homes using materials easily available to them like adobe with a stucco finish and clay tile roofs.
The Spanish Colonial era ended in the mid-1800 but was later revived in the 1900s when Spanish Colonial Revival became a highly demanded residential architecture style. Spanish colonial buildings, with their flat roofs, are also part of this style which originated from North Africa during the Umayyad dynasty (661-750). You can find Spanish-style homes in many US states but they're most common in the southwest, in the likes of California and Florida.
Thick, white stucco walls with red barrel (terracotta) tiled roofs are two of the most striking features of Spanish style houses. Low-pitched, asymmetrical, and slightly rounded arches, doors, and windows complete the look for this Mediterranean style. Other common features include the use of indigenous and local materials, small but open windows, limited ornamentation, wooden support beams, wrought iron elements, curved edge walls, and enclosed courtyards.

* Thick stucco or adobe walls
* Red clay (Terracotta) roof tiles
* Interior courtyards with water features
* Wrought iron elements
* Arched doorways
* Curved edge walls
* Few, small windows
* Heavy carved wooden doors with metal accents
* Colorful tile work, stone, tile, and cobbled floors
* Exposed wood beams

People love the beauty and old-world feel of Spanish style homes that have become so closely associated with California casual style. These types of homes allow for wonderful indoor-outdoor living.

Spanish style homes are common in the southwest, including California, and Florida. These homes were constructed from the 1600s all the way into the mid-1800s, and their style is widely mimicked today.

There are 84 Spanish Style House currently for sale in West Palm Beach, FL.