Architectural Styles
Victorian Romanesque
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
Romanesque revival
Richardsonian Romanesque
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1840-1900
- Rounded arches
- robust
- thick walls
- elaborate detailin
- geometric patterns
- carvings
- contrasting colors in brickwork or stone
- towers
- turrets
- asymmetry
- Australia
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Custom Hotel Examples
- Public buildings
- banks
- commercial
- churches
- Post office at Launceston,
- The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel Hobart
- 22 York Street Sydney
- Tenterfield School of Arts
- 348–352 George Street, Sydney
- St John’s Anglican Church Kirribilli
- Church of All Nations Melbourne
- St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Manly
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Paddington
- St Mary’s Catholic Church, South Brisbane
- Trinity Church, Perth
- Post Office, Burwood
- Eastern Hill Fire Station
- Perth railway station
- Queen Victoria Building, Sydney
- Sydney Institute of TAFE, Ultimo
- Sydney Technical College
- Victorian Artists Society
- Working Men’s College, Melbourne
- Commercial buildings to hotels
- Institutional buildings to hotels or guest accommodation
- Warehouse hotels & loft-style accommodation
- Urban hotels with Romanesque influence
- Residential / long-stay accommodation
- Hostels & budget accommodation
Adaptive Reuse
- Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour – Former 1888 Warehouse with classic Victorian Romanesque brickwork, round arches
- Harbour Rocks Hotel – Bond-store / warehouse fabric with Romanesque arched openings
- The Old Clare Hotel – Former brewery/industrial complex with Romanesque Revival elements;
- The George – Former YMCA Building with robust /Romanesque-influenced institutional architecture
- Hotel Australia (demolished)
Grand urban hotel with Romanesque-influenced lower levels;
Landmarks
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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