Architecture: Richardsonian Romanesque 1860-1890

Richardsonian Romanesque, like all Romanesque, uses round arches. Unlike Romanesque Revival buildings, however, Richardsonian Romanesque buildings are wholly or partly of rock-faced masonry, and lintels, arches, and other structural details are often of a different stone from the walls. Broad roof planes and deep window reveals result in a sense of weight and massiveness.
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There's a part of me that loves a Richardsonian Romanesque, I gotta say. Always loved the big round turret rooms.
George W. and Nancy B. Van Dusen House - Wikipedia
The George W. & Nancy B. Van Dusen House, Minneapolis, Minnesota - George Van Dusen founded Minnesota's most prosperous grain processing & distribution firm in 1883. In 1891 he hired the firm of Orff & Joralemon to build a 12,000-square-foot mansion on what was then the southwestern edge of Minneapolis. The exterior is built of pink Sioux quartzite quarried near Luverne, Minnesota. The roof & turrets are covered with Maine slate. The mansion is generally within the Richardsonian Romanesque form
An Elegant Stone Manse is On the Market in St. Louis
15,000 SQ. FT. $1.75 MILLION This handsome stone manse is an elegant example of Richardsonian Romanesque style. Designed by Frederick Bonsack in 1897 for Brown Shoe Company founder George Warren, the home features superior craftsmanship throughout. It’s located in the stylish Central West End, St. Louis, MO
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Richardsonian Romanesque 1880-1900. The chief feature of Richardsonian Romanesque buildings is the heavily emphasized round Roman arch. A round or square tower is commonly part of the composition. Also characteristic are robust columns, deeply recessed openings, large, low chimneys, and stone banding. Buildings are often polychromatic (exhibit a variety of colors) through the use of contrasting colors of stone.
Alpena Stone Victorian
historic home in Alpena, Michigan. Built with rocks from the Cathro area that were hauled in via horse.
See the lavish Theophilus Conrad-Caldwell mansion in Old Louisville - Click Americana
The magnificent “Conrad’s Folly,” the Theophilus T Conrad house, was built in 1893-95.
Romanesque Mansion East High St. Springfield Ohio
Romanesque Mansion East High St. Springfield Ohio Romanesque Mansion East High St. Springfield Ohio From about 1880 to 1895 a proper way to demonstrate extreme wealth was to build a formal (Richardsonian) Romanesque Style mansion. The style was single-handedly established by the great Henry H. Richardson over a short period of time from the late 1870's ending in his untimely death in 1885.
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Richardson Romanesque: Roman arches and walls of rough, squared stone make this style easy to identify. Arched windows, round towers and decorative columns often seen in the design. Style popularized in the late 1800's.