Storybook architecture

Most seemed snapped out of a craggy old-world village with intentionally uneven roofs, many cobblestone, doors and windows which may look mismatched and odd-shaped.

The steep roofs of such buildings often have uneven shingles designed to evoke straw thatch, with multiple gables, turrets and dovecotes.

[3] Oliver is noted for his Spadena House in Beverly Hills, and the Tam O'Shanter Inn in Atwater Village, Los Angeles.

Harry Oliver was also responsible for Van de Kamp bakery's trademark windmill buildings which were designed during the same time period.

[4] [5] In Tucson, Arizona, self taught Storybook style disabled architect and builder George Phar Legler along with local friends and railroad hobos began in 1923 constructing on 3 acres numerous storybook themed rock, wire, and cement structures, features, and water features based on their near to the ground view of being seen from the eyes of children.

The original magical features that remain include the Wizard's Tower, Cathedral Church Complex, Enchanted Garden, along with a few others.

The facility is on the National Register of Historic Places and remains open to the public operated and conserved by the George Phar Legler Society, Inc.[6]