Historic buildings, Ann Arbor, Michigan / by Marjorie Reade and Susan Wineberg.

Foreword

RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE (1880-99)
Another manifestation of
Victorian romanticism, as
evidenced by the borrowing of Romanesque forms
of the Middle Ages, this
style developed as a significant expression with
integrity of form and
function. The original
S--__ adaptation and evolution
of the forms was inspired
by Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson
(1838 -86). After Richardson's lifetime the style
100 North State Street gained popularity and
continued to spread,
becoming widely known as "Richardsonian Romanesque." It is primarily a commercial and institutional style, characterized by massiveness and texture in the
use of brickwork and rusticated stonework. Walls are thick, with window and
door openings deeply recessed, creating strong contrasts of sun and shadow on
exteriors. Large, articulated, round-arched window and door openings are typical.
SHINGLE STYLE (1890-1910)
Shingle style is a graceful refinement of Queen Anne design i;h
whose elements often are integrally combined with
Richardsonian Romanesque. Both are characterized by llarge, sweeping, textured surfaces, Richardsonian
Romanesque most often in rusticated stonework and the
Shingle style, as the name suggests, in wood shingles. The
great strength of the Shingle style is its simplicity and lack
of applied decoration, qualities which were later reflected in
modern designs of the Bauhaus and Frank Lloyd Wright.
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