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Cronkhill, Atcham, Shropshire, designed by John Nash, is "the earliest Italianate villa in England". [1] Drawing on influences from the Italian Campagna and the Picturesque, including the art of Claude Lorrain, it began an architectural style that was hugely influential in England in the first half of the nineteenth century.
St. Charles City Bakery. Saint Joseph's Academy (Saint Paul, Minnesota) Clara and Julius Schmidt House. Schornstein Grocery and Saloon. Henry S. and Magdalena Schwedes House. Cordenio Severance House.
Samuel Sloan (March 7, 1815 – July 19, 1884) [1] was a Philadelphia -based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century. He specialized in Italianate villas and country houses, churches, and institutional buildings. His most famous building—the octagonal mansion "Longwood" in Natchez, Mississippi —is ...
John Notman. John Notman (July 22, 1810 – March 3, 1865) was a Scottish-born American architect and landscape architect based in Philadelphia. He designed buildings, cemeteries, churches and country estates in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and helped popularize Italianate architecture in the United States.
Often included in the so-called Picturesque Movement, the Italianate style began in England as a reaction to the rigid formalism that had come to dominate nineteenth century architecture. The Italianate style derived from Italy’s rambling farmhouses, usually built of masonry with their characteristic square towers and informal detailing.
Italianate residence of Adelaide businessman and politician John Bagot in Adelaide, circa 1907. The Italianate style developed as a result of French painters who idealised the Italian landscape and turned it into their version of Arcadia. Their influence was long-lasting and eventually led to the Italianate architectural style of the 19th century.
The Norway Historic District encompasses most of the historic village center of Norway, Maine, and is reflective of the town's growth over 150 years.Although significant early-to-mid 19th century buildings survive in the village, it was significantly damaged by a major fire in 1894, resulting in the construction of a number of new brick and wood-frame buildings.