Italianate Town Houses

Isaac Kremer/ November 23, 2025/ / 0 comments

The Italianate style was widespread in St. Louis buildings through the 1880’s. Found in detached houses as well as row houses, the range of Italianate detail was wide. Distinctive features of the style are quoins (sometimes imitated in brick), pronounced cornices with paired brackets, and tall, narrow windows set under segmental arches. The new availability of prefabricated cast iron details for cornices and window heads allowed a wealth of decorative detail to be added to the humblest building. (St. Louis, 1995)

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