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August 23rd, 2009design
Italianate is considered a style from the “picturesque movement”, a departure from the preceding classical styles of architecture. As far as I can tell, the style came from Great Britain, not Italy. It’s details though, are based on the 16th century Italian Villas of the wealthiest class. In America, there were some built in the 1840s, but Italianate houses were predominately built here between 1850 and 1890. Read the rest of this entry »
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