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Romanesque Revival |
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Romanesque Revival Style Architecture in the Lily of the Valley Historic District (1880-1900) |
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The Hyde Mansion |
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There were two phases of the Romanesque Revival style: (1) Early Romanesque structures resembled Gothic predecessors with Roman forms. Mainly for public buildings. Best example: Smithsonian Institution building (1847-1855). (2) Style of Henry Hobson Richardson: attended Harvard, then to France to study architecture. Experimented with variety of sources for his own unique style: polychromed walls, Syrian arches, sculpted shapes, Romanesque forms. Became a truly American style. Became an almost universal style for public buildings: churches, libraries, train stations, courthouses, schools. Rare for houses due to massive construction requirements, mainly for society's elite class. Style includes round arches over windows and/or entryways; thick, cavernous entryways and window openings; thick masonry walls, rounded towers with conical roof; facades are asymmetrical; variable stone and brick façade. On elaborate examples, polychromatic facades with contrasting building materials.
Additional example of this style in the Historic District First Presbyterian Church |