Romantic Period/Victorian Architecture Flashcards
What were the reactions to Neoclassicism’s?
-People started rejecting Neo = Grew tired of the old predictability/order/“Coldness”
-Industrial Revolution = urbanization too environment (SAVE NATURE)
-Mass production/sameness (want uniqueness)
-Houses $!!
What are some Romanticism features?
-Beautiful/Picturesque = perfect
-Senses & emotion are equal to logic & reasoning
-Individual = wanted their own homes =unique
-Nature = Moving westward (manifest destiny & nationalism) using Gods given earth
Name Victorian architecture style?
Gothic Revival (Neo):
-Pitched roof
-Pointed arches
-Very orderly but aesthetically pleasing
-Stained glass windows = let’s light in
-Ventricle (looking up) = meant to feel emotional
-Flying Buttress
-Pinnacles
-Asymmetrical
-Ground vaulting & Ribbed
-Stone tracery
-Finial
-Crenellations
Crenellations =castle like gothic
Pitched roof
Stone tracery = provides stability
Rose window = above entry way
Ribbed vaulting = covering a wide space
Groin vaulting
Spires/finials = orpiment on top of a building
Pinnacles
Flying buttresses
Stained glass = allows light to come through
Ventricle = allows people to look up (God) in church
Name Victorian architecture style?
Carpenters Gothic
-Wood, true materials, asymmetrical; natural living with nature
-Pointed arches & roof
-Gabled roof
-Oriel window
-Cresting edge roof line
-Hip roof, peer hip roof, and gable flat
-Boardbatten
Board batten = lines on house
Gabled roof = mini wall closing off
Pho balcony
Oriel windows
Cresting = edge of roof line
Gabled roof = flat
Gabled roof = pyramid
Name Victorian architecture style?
Second Empire
-Pavilion = attached tower
-Iron cresting
-Windows tall
-INSPIRED BY FRENCH = packed with detail
-Balquonests = fake balconies
-Hip roof
-Dormer windows = Peter Pan
-Eve = Line on roof
-Corbel = similar to pediments
-Roofline = Mansard
Pavilion = attached tower
Balqonetsts = fake balconies 
Dormer window
Eve = line on roof
Corbel
What type of roof?
Mansard roof
Name Victorian architecture style?
Queen Anne
-Doll house homes (pretty maintenance)
-Witches tower/hat
-Asymmetrical
-resorted entry;gabled roof line
-Paladin windows
-Bay window
-Conservatory’s (green house)
-Fish scaled lining texture
-Sunburst tower pattern
Paladin windows
Sunbursts
Name Victorian architecture style?
Romanesque Revival
-Roman style BUT revived
-ARCHES
-Ties into gothic (dull colors)
-Towers, spires, dome
-Checkered/geometric pattern
-EXPOSED BRICK
-Squat
-Finials,columns
Name Victorian architecture style?
Italianate
-Inspired by Italian villas
-FLAT ROOF
-Corbels & Eves
-Belvedere =square shaped dome
-Quoins
-Very symmetrical
Belvedere = square shaped dome
Quoins =detailing on the end of building
Name Victorian architecture style?
Stick a.k.a. Eastlake
-WOOD or ortimentation
-Shickled roof line
-Hard edges & wood pannels
