12/12/2023 0 Comments Barona casino museum![]() ![]() Gill's work at Barona, his last commission, dealt with an architectural problem that had always concerned him: how to design low-cost housing for people of modest means. In the early 1930s, he was hired by the federal government to design and build a collection of small homes on the reservation. ![]() Until recently, few people knew the culmination of Gill's historic career was on the Barona Indian Reservation. Credited with launching the modern architectural movement in San Diego in 1907, his work includes the home of Ellen Browning Scripps (today's Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla), The Bishop's School in La Jolla and the Marston House in Balboa Park. Gill, who trained with Frank Lloyd Wright before moving west, designed many buildings that are now considered San Diego landmarks. ![]() Barona Museum is one of ten museums and cultural institutions in San Diego County set to celebrate his influential legacy for six months beginning in late September. SAN DIEGO, CA-(Marketwired - Sep 20, 2016) - The Barona Cultural Center & Museum will unveil " Stones in the Meadow: Irving Gill's Church and Cottages on the Barona Indian Reservation," on September 20, 2016. ![]()
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