Why this building?
Why this building? The Story of style is a look at a style that carved a spot for itself as one of the most unique in the history of the early United States of America. This style is known as Richardsonian Romanesque. Stemming from one building and its mystery in particular, this exploration delves into the building’s style and delves deeper into a little bit how, but more importantly why this building came to be. So join me as I attempt to reveal the mystery of this intriguing structure and uncover the secrets in….. the story of style!!
To start from the beginning, this entire exploration of this style, stems from the Ness County bank building. This building is quite the intriguing one, being one of the earliest examples of Richardsonian Romanesque in The midwest of the United States. It also became one of the cornerstones of Ness County in the early formation of Kansas as a state. It shows us all the things that make the Richardsonian style so visual stunning and intriguing to look at. It has the signature rock/stone material set as its exterior. In addition it possess that signature pointed pyramid (and for other structures conical) top that gives an appearance of, or like castles. They also have round arches over the entrances of the buildings with columns spread throughout the building. All of these become trademarks, instantly recognizable in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. "But if it so grand, why is there so little said or mentioned about it?" I had to know, so, like a detective in a "who done it" noir style romcom, I began to delve deeper, though my answer wouldn’t become so clear at first. This would be the case, because this architectural movement I dub "The Movement of the Midwest" wasn’t always like this….