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Characteristics of Richardsonian Romanesque? One building? |
Massing, masonry, visual weight, rounded arches, recessed entrances, sense of permanence. Marshall Fields Wholesale Store, 1885 Chicago. |
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Characteristic and building example of Queen Anne style? |
Stuff from pattern book, Asymmetric, turrets/ towers, 3 stories, decorative, had wraparound Porches, Multi windows and colors. Stoughton House. |
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Characteristics of Carpenter Gothic? |
Barge board, Porch, Paint – earth colors/tones, Steep pitch roof, little pointed windows |
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Characteristics of stick style? |
Most expressive of structure among all the Victorian styles, showed literal sticks to look like structural timber on outside |
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Characteristics and example of Second Empire style? |
Supposed to look like Napoleon's France, very baroque, heavily ornamented, mandsard roofs, monumental and permanent, described as wedding cakes. Philadelphia City Hall (with super big tower). |
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Characteristics of American Bungalows? |
Built low to the ground, large porches, wide overhanging eaves, good for hot climate (Cali), simple alternative to queen Anne, cheap and easy to build. |
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Characteristics and example of Greek Revival? |
We liked Greek arch because we identified with Greeks: democracy and independence; became known as national style thanks to world's fair, white marble, heavy cornices, unadorned freizrs, Doric columns. US Capital Building, inspired by Pantheon, William Thorton, dome is based on St Paul's Cathedral. |
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Neogothic characteristics and example? |
Pointed arches, steep roofs, towers and parapets, decorative crowns, front facing gables, made popular by Andrew Downing, Jayne Building. |
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Who was H. H. Richardson and what was he known for? |
Architect who worked in NYC and Boston, studied at Ecole Des Beaux Arts, didn't join Neogothic trend but developed his own Romanesque. |
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What's an example of using new materials for otherwise classical architecture? |
Capital Dome. The dome is not stone, but cast iron carefully painted to appear to be made of the same stone as the main capitol building. Columns, pilasters, and brackets. Ironwork was lifted by steam powered engines, which were fed wood from the old wooden done as fuel. Statue of freedom in top. |
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What's the first skyscraper? |
Not the Jayne Building: it was 9 stories and the tallest commercial building but it couldn't support itself laterally and only stood thanks to being sandwiched in by neighboring buildings. Maybe Home Insurance Building: first to use structural steel in frame, but most was cast iron. 10-12 stories. First fully metal frame. Granite on bottom two floors, no iron. |
