Richardsonian Romanesque

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An architectural style characterized by: round arches over door and window openings, a heaviness of appearance created by rock faced stonework and deep window reveals, an asymmetrical façade, towers with conical roofs, porches with broad round arches supported by squat piers, and steep-gabled wall dormers. Photo from Trinity Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 2018. (Phillips, 1994)

Portrait at National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2024.

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