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Richardardson Romanesque 1875-1900

The illustration shows a stone building made up of Romanesque Medieval forms and decorated with Medieval trim. 

 

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Some things to look for are:

  • stonework with rough surfaces and contrasting stone trim
  • round arches with wide stone trim
  • doorway deep inside an arched entranceway bands of windows set deeply into the wall and separated by stone dividers 

Some other things to notice are:

  • small towers topped with cone shaped roofs short, stubby columns eyebrow roof dormers
  • gargoyles and other monsters in stone carvings

 

 

 



Last Updated on Sunday, 11 January 2009 17:58