Richardsonian Romanesque
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Richardsonian Romanesque is a 19th-century architectural style characterized by massive stone walls, rounded arches, and a robust, fortress-like appearance, popularized by architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romanesque Revival architecture
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architectural style → |
| architecturalPeriod |
19th century
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| era |
Gilded Age
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| floruit |
1880s
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1890s → |
| hasCharacteristic |
asymmetrical facades
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belt courses and stringcourses → broad roof gables → deeply recessed entrances → deeply recessed windows → heavy, fortress-like appearance → horizontal emphasis in massing → large semicircular arches over windows and doors → massive stone walls → polychromatic stonework → rounded arches → rusticated stone masonry → sculptural stone detailing → short, squat columns → towers with conical roofs → |
| inception |
1870s
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| influenced |
American civic architecture of the late 19th century
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Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States → Chicago school architecture → |
| influencedBy |
11th-century Romanesque architecture
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French Romanesque architecture → Medieval European architecture → |
| namedAfter |
Henry Hobson Richardson
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| notableExample |
Allegheny County Courthouse, Pittsburgh
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Glessner House, Chicago → Marshall Field Wholesale Store, Chicago → Trinity Church, Boston → |
| popularizedBy |
Henry Hobson Richardson
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| regionOfUse |
Canada
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United States → Western Europe → |
| relatedStyle |
Gothic Revival
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Romanesque Revival → Victorian architecture → |
| typicalBuildingType |
city halls
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courthouses → large urban residences → public libraries → railway stations → university buildings → |
| usedMaterial |
granite
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limestone → sandstone → |
Referenced by (25)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Allegheny County Courthouse
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Allegheny County Jail → Auditorium Building → Brewmaster’s Castle → Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane → Copley Square → Frank Darling ("Richardsonian Romanesque architecture") → Glessner House → Heurich House Museum → Logan Circle → Marshall Field Wholesale Store → Old City Hall (Toronto) → Old Post Office → Sever Hall → Sever Hall → Sever Hall, Harvard University → Trinity Church in the City of Boston → |
architecturalStyle |
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Shingle style architecture
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The Rookery Building → |
influencedBy |
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Charles Hercules Rutan
("Richardsonian architectural tradition")
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Henry Hobson Richardson → |
movement |
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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buildingStyle |
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Trinity Church in the City of Boston
("Richardsonian Romanesque architecture")
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notableFor |
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Neo-Romanesque
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relatedTo |
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Henry Hobson Richardson
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style |