Most popular from 1800s to about 1930.
Italian renaissance revival architecture flat roof.
Rectangular or square in plan.
One version of the style features a large rectangular building usually three or more stories in height topped by a flat roof with a crowning balustrade.
Emphatic eaves supported by corbels low pitched roofs barely discernible from the ground or even flat roofs with a wide projection.
Small scale examples such as depots and dwellings utilize hip roofs with wide overhanging eaves covered in clay tile which harkens to the mediterranean roots of the style.
A tower is often incorporated hinting at the italian belvedere or even campanile tower.
Italian renaissance revival italian renaissance revival an architectural style emulating the renaissance palazzi of northern italy.
Buildings in this style are usually characterized by façades that are commonly symmetrical and essentially flat.
It is distinctive by its pronounced exaggeration of many italian renaissance characteristics.
One version of the style features a large rectangular building usually three or more stories in height topped by a flat roof with a crowning balustrade.
Another common feature for this flat roof version of the italian renaissance revival style is a rusticated stone first floor with upper floors having a smooth finish.
Another common feature for this flat roof version of the italian renaissance revival style is a rusticated stone first floor with upper floors having a smooth finish.