Architectural Styles

Romanesque Revival

Alt names / subperiods 

Timeline

Distinguishing Features

Geographic Presence

Richardsonian Romanesque

Neo-Romanesque

Rundbogenstil

Norman style

Lombard Style

 

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1840-1900

  • Round arches
  • heavy masonry, brick, stone, and concrete
  • rough or textured
  • towers
  • turrets
  • thick walls
  • detailed carvings & sculptures around entrances & on column capitals
  • USA
  • Europe

Common Building Types

Landmark buildings

Historic Accommodation Types

Accommodation Examples

  • Churches
  • cathedrals
  • public buildings
  • banks
  • offices
  • Smithsonian Institution Building Washington
  • Allegheny County Courthouse Pittsburgh
  • Natural History Museum London
  • St. Michael’s Church NYC
  • New Synagogue of Strasbourg
  • Congregation Emanu-El of New York
  • Royce Hall University of California, LA
  • Doheny Library USC
  • Gibson Hall, Tulane University
  • University Hall University of Denver
  • University College University of Toronto
  • Penrhyn Castle
  • Christ Church, Welshpool
  • church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Wilton
  • Baptist Chapel, Lincoln
  • Our Lady of Grace Church, Charlton
  • Russian Patriarchal Orthodox cathedral Kensington
  • British Columbia Parliament Buildings Victoria
  • Basilica of St. John the Baptist, St. John’s, Newfoundland
  • Vasa Church, Gothenburg
  • Albany City Hall New York
  • St. Joseph Church Hammond, Indiana
  • Trinity Church, Boston
  • Pequot Library
  • New York Savings Bank Building;
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington
  • Main building, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Scottish Rite Cathedral, Long Beach, California
  • Georgi Rakovski Military Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Temple Neuf, Metz
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil
  • Grand Urban Hotels (Flagship Romanesque Type)
  • Railway & Gateway Hotels
  • Resort Hotels & Destination Lodges
  • Spa & Health-Resort Hotels
  • Castle-Style Hotels (Romanesque–Medieval Hybrid)
  • Apartment Hotels & Long-Stay Lodging
  • Boarding Houses & Commercial Lodging
  • Inns
  • The Palmer House Chicago, USA 1871 (rebuilt 1875 & 1893)
  • Hotel Pfister — Milwaukee, USA 1893
  • The Lenox Hotel — Boston, USA 1900
  • Hotel Saskatchewan (early phase) Regina, Canada
  • Union Station Hotel Precursors — Midwestern USA
  • Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel (early phase) Alberta, Canada 1888
  • The Greenbrier (early hotel buildings) West Virginia, USA
  • The Arlington Hotel (Hot Springs) Arkansas, USA Opened: 1875 (rebuilt later)
  • European Spa Hotels (Germany & Austria) – Kurhaus hotel
  • Ashford Castle (hotel phase) Ireland
  • Schloss Hotel Kronberg Germany 1889–1893
  • Romanesque Apartment Hotels Chicago & New York

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