#richardsonianromanesque

[railwayhistorical]

Historic Old Central High School

This impressive edifice stands near the center of Duluth, Minnesota. The Richardsonian Romanesque building opened in 1893. The clock tower still keeps time, chiming on the quarter hour. It's listed on the National Registry of Historic Places as one can see here.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken August 20th 2024.

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John N. Bagley (1860-1929) was the son of John J. Bagley, businessman and former Michigan governor. In 1883, he became president of the business started by his father, the Mayflower Tobacco Company. Bagley was also involved in various civic and political affairs. A Republican, he was a member of the delegation that nominated William Howard Taft at the 1908 Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Bagley decided to build a home on picturesque Jefferson Avenue, he approached the firm of Rogers & MacFarlane. The Bagley residence is a 2½-story French Renaissance Revival style dwelling with Richardsonian Romanesque overtones. The exterior is made of red brick and brownstone trim. The round tower and large conical roof are characteristics of Richardsonian architecture. The stone entrance was executed by noted Detroit sculptor Julius T. Melchers. Inside, the living room was finished in English oak, the dining room in Santa Domingo mahogany. Melchers also carved the mantels in both rooms. It was long believed that Henry Hobson Richardson's successors, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, were possibly the architects of the home. In 2016, the Bagley residence became home to Beautiful Bridal, a bridal boutique owned by consultant and television star Keasha Rigsby. The space currently houses several businesses and office space for rent. #Detroit #Eastside #RivertownDetroit #FrenchRenaissanceRevival #RomanesqueRevival #RichardsonianRomanesque #VictorianArchitecture #RogersandMacFarlane #EastJefferson #JeffersonAve #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter (at John N. Bagley House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtcfdPvuV2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fractialis]

The Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House. This remarkable example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture was built in 1891 and originally housed the city's customs office, postal service, and district courts. #keywest #keywestarchitecture #richardsonianromanesque #historicarchitecture #keywestlife #keywestflorida #keywesthistory #architecture (at Key West, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiJRHWUr56M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nyc-urbanism]

Wow!!! The Herman Behr Mansion in #BrooklynHeights is absolutely incredible! The building, design by architect Frank Freeman in the #RichardsonianRomanesque style, was built in 1888 on the corner of Pierrepont and Henry Streets in Brooklyn Heights for industrialist Herman Behr. After Behr moved upstate the building was expanded for the Palm Hotel, which served as a brothel in its declining years before being converted into apartments in 1977. Freeman's mansion has been named the city's finest #Romanesque Revival house, featuring amazingly detailed #ornamentation including dragons, lizards, and lions. Freeman designed two other amazing buildings just blocks from the Behr Mansion, the #Brooklyn Savings Bank building on Pierrepont and Clinton (now demolished, second to last image above) and the old Brooklyn Fire Department Headquarters on Jay Street (still standing, last image). #FacadeFridays (at Herman Behr Mansion)

[loveinthed]

The Ecumenical Theological Seminary was built in 1889 at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Edmund Place (Brush Park) as the First Presbyterian Church. It was designed by the prolific Detroit firm of Mason & Rice. Its muscular Richardsonian Romanesque design was modeled after Trinity Church, located in Boston's Copley Square, and designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, the man for whom the Richardsonian style was named. The facade was severely altered during the widening of Woodward in the 1930s. #Detroit #BrushPark #MidtownDetroit #RichardsonianRomanesque #RomanesqueRevival #EcclesiasticalArchitecture #VictorianArchitecture #MasonandRice #WoodwardAvenue #archi_ologie #BrickStory #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Ecumenical Theological Seminary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrXDJbrA3V/?utm_medium=tumblr

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2052 Robinwood Avenue, also known as the "Rock Castle", was built in 1894 by stone mason, Michael Henahan, as his personal residence. It was later purchased by John Breymann, of G. H. Breymann & Brothers. Breymann hired local architect, Arthur Burnside Sturges, who remodeled the home, giving it a castle-like appearance. #ToledoOhio #OldWestEnd #RichardsonianRomanesque #RomanesqueRevival #VictorianArchitecture #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #OhioFindItHere #ToledoRevival #OWEGrammers #ToledoRepublic #ThisPlaceMatters (at Old West End) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI7SSCPjV8d/?igshid=syre6ttrqcrs

[loveinthed]

The Ecumenical Theological Seminary was built in 1889 at the corner of Woodward Avenue and Edmund Place (Brush Park) as the First Presbyterian Church. It was designed by the prolific Detroit firm of Mason & Rice. Its muscular Richardsonian Romanesque design was modeled after Trinity Church, located in Boston's Copley Square, and designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, the man for whom the Richardsonian style was named. The facade was rearranged during the widening of Woodward in the 1930s. #Detroit #BrushPark #MidtownDetroit #RichardsonianRomanesque #RomanesqueRevival #EcclesiasticalArchitecture #VictorianArchitecture #MasonandRice #archi_ologie #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Ecumenical Theological Seminary) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VfX4DF_Hu/?igshid=1462l0p2bobnr

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Campbell Symington was born in Scotland March 9, 1848. At age 20, he came to Detroit, becoming an employee of the Michigan Bolt & Nut Works. Years later, while manager at the C. R. Mabley Company department store, he met Joseph Lowthian (J. L.) Hudson. In 1882, Symington began construction on a new home at the corner of Second Avenue and West Alexandrine. In 1884, the two men bought out Abbott & Ketcham, a carpet business, and formed the firm of Hudson & Symington. Designed by Donaldson & Meier, the Symington residence is a decorative, 2-and-a-half-story red sandstone dwelling built in the very popular Richardsonian Romanesque style. Special attention was given to the various gabled dormers that adorn the roof. The entrance is recessed behind a balustraded porch. The Second Avenue facade is divided into three bays. All interior woodwork is original. The interior as a whole has changed very little. Symington lived here until his death in 1928, his wife until she died in 1941. When their daughters sold the house to the Dry Cleaning Institute, it had been in the family for over 60 years. The Dry Cleaning Institute occupied the house for 32 years. In 1973, Wayne State University purchased the property, but only months later, sold the home. It has been a private residence since. #Detroit #CassCorridor #MidtownDetroit #RichardsonianRomanesque #RomanesqueRevival #VictorianArchitecture #DonaldsonandMeier #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Willis-Selden Historic District) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1xx8jGlenE/?igshid=1997cftykxe4c