Historic Homes: Italianate

Style Characteristics

•  Houses are usually two story with with classical columns

•  Wide projecting cornices with decoratiave brackets for porch support

•  Usually a low to moderately pitched gabled roof and/or hipped roof

•  Typically wide overhanging eaves supported with elaborate brackets

•  Windows are typically tall, relatively narrow , and double-hung. Windows are quite often in pairs or triple units.

•  Windows are typically topped with a segmented arch, with a hooded crown or a crown supported by decorative bracket

•  Frequently a cupola or belvedere is on the roof, often with two or three arched windows

•  Commonly there is a pair of decorative paneled doors at the main entrance

•  Often the front door is round-topped or the door is set in a round arch

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