Architectural Styles

Eclectic

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Eclecticism

Mixed

 

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1883-1926

  • Combines features from various styles – Gothic, Baroque, Colonial, and Modern – often in unexpected ways
  • mix of materials (brick, wood, stone)
  • mix of textures
  • asymmetry
  • intricate moldings
  • cornices
  • varied window styles
  • unusual or irregular roof shapes,
  • gables
  • turrets
  • multiple roof planes
  • USA,
  • Europe

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Single family home
  • Institutional buildings
  • Churches
  • retail
  • office buildings
  • Sagrada Familia Barcelona
  • Natural History Museum London,
  • Chicago Cultural Center
  • Cathedral of Saint John the Divine NYC
  • Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Toronto
  • Hearst Castle California
  • Street Alfonso VIII. Burgos, Spain
  • Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
  • Aston Webb building at the University of Birmingham
  • Lille Synagogue, France
  • Church of St. Clare, Horodkivka, Ukraine
  • Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Malaysia,
  • Bilbao City Hall
  • Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace Russia
  • Bode Museum in Berlin
  • Herbert H. Hewitt House Buffalo
  • Town hall of Comines (France)
  • Antwerpen-Centraal railway station
  • Palace of Communication, Madrid, Spain
  • Eglise Saint-Augustin à Paris
  • Parroquia de la Asunción, Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, México
  • Maltsev Palace (Balakovo) Russia
  • Wedding Palace in Vyborg Russia
  • Grand urban hotels
  • Resort hotels
  • Railway hotels;
  • Country inns
  • Boarding houses
  • Residential hotels / apartment hotels
  • Motor-era hotels and early motels
  • Guesthouses / Bed & Breakfasts
  • Sanatoriums / spa hotels
  • retreats
  • Popular style for accommodation as it allowed braanding & storytelling, was scalable, & flexible to suit urban, resort, rail, and roadside contexts
  • Hotel St. Francis 1904 — San Francisco, CA
  • The Plaza Hotel — New York City 1907
  • Palmer House (earlier incarnations) — Chicago, IL [1871, rebuilt 1875; major rebuild 1923–25]
  • Greenbrier Hotel — White Sulphur Springs, WV 1913
  • Breakers Hotel — Palm Beach, FL rebuilt 1926
  • Château Frontenac — Québec City, Canada – Railway Hotel 1893
  • Banff Springs Hotel — Banff, Canada Railway / mountain resort hotel 1888
  • Oak Bluffs Campground Cottages — Martha’s Vineyard, MA 1860s-1900 Resort cottages / seasonal lodging
  • Hotel Del Coronado California, 1888 Resort

Adaptive Reuse

  • The Inn at Irving Place — New York City
  • Ace Hotel (originally the United Artists Building) Los Angeles, California

Landmarks

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