Style
Romanesque Revival and Richardsonian
Heavy round arches and rough "rock-faced" stone, often in two colours, squat towers with pyramid roofs and deep entrance arches. The American version is named after the architect H. H. Richardson.
- When
- c. 1840s to 1900s (Richardsonian Romanesque in the U.S. c. 1880s to 1900)
- Where
- Europe and North America
- Tell it apart
- Medieval Romanesque is older and hand-built; in the Americas every Romanesque-looking building is a revival.
The tells
- Big round arches, especially one deep entrance arch
- Rock-faced (rusticated) stone, often in two colours
- Squat towers with steep pyramid roofs
- Bands of short columns and windows
- Heavy, bold carving