Architectural Style Profile
Style: Italianate
Common Time Period: 1850-1885
Description: The Italianate style was commonly built in Midwestern cities in the mid to late 19th century. Often these houses are two or three stories. Italianate houses follow a more casual interpretation of ideas that influenced the formal Italian renaissance houses of Europe. Much effort was given to the decorative elements, especially at window & door openings and eave details.
Bio:
Low pitched hip (often truncated) roof
A square plan
Full two story massing
Symmetrical arrangement of windows and entry
A porch roof carried by square posts (with chamfered corners), which rest on low pedestals.
Single or paired brackets at eaves
Decorated cornice line Elaborate window and door trim
Properties that use the Italianate Style
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