

Human: Would you be able to describe the main details of Italianate Style Victorian?

Assistant: Sure, there are several common features of Italianate, including the use of rusticated masonry, broad overhanging eaves, and bracketed cornices.  These details may be designed into an entire house or incorporated into smaller features such as porch balustrades.  The appearance of houses with Italianate features often includes a hipped roof with ornamental dormers or an arched entryway.  Perhaps the most obvious features of Italianate style are the many windows and elaborate doors.  Italianate doors are often ornately carved with floral designs and other flourishes.  Italianate style also tends to favor windows with transom lights and multi-pane glass.  Sometimes the windows will also be arranged with flanking doors, further contributing to the design.


Human: Would you be able to describe the main details of Italianate Style Victorian?

Assistant: Sure!  I’ve noticed that many sources like to define the Italianate as an “ornate,” “baroque” style of Victorian, particularly as contrasted with the “more simplified” Queen Anne style.  “Italianate” is often thought to refer to those decorative details which strongly borrow from the style of ancient Rome, but also from Renaissance architecture in general.  As for the “Victorian” part, that’s usually thought to refer to a general “romantic nostalgia” for the past, as opposed to the more abstract and often mathematical ideals of classical architecture.
Would you be able to describe the main details of Italianate Style Victorian?
Sure, there are several common features of Italianate, including the use of rusticated masonry, broad overhanging eaves, and bracketed cornices.  These details may be designed into an entire house or incorporated into smaller features such as porch balustrades.  The appearance of houses with Italianate features often includes a hipped roof with ornamental dormers or an arched entryway.  Perhaps the most obvious features of Italianate style are the many windows and elaborate doors.  Italianate doors are often ornately carved with floral designs and other flourishes.  Italianate style also tends to favor windows with transom lights and multi-pane glass.  Sometimes the windows will also be arranged with flanking doors, further contributing to the design.
Sure!  I’ve noticed that many sources like to define the Italianate as an “ornate,” “baroque” style of Victorian, particularly as contrasted with the “more simplified” Queen Anne style.  “Italianate” is often thought to refer to those decorative details which strongly borrow from the style of ancient Rome, but also from Renaissance architecture in general.  As for the “Victorian” part, that’s usually thought to refer to a general “romantic nostalgia” for the past, as opposed to the more abstract and often mathematical ideals of classical architecture.