{"exhibit":{"id":5,"title":"Story of Style (A Richardsonian Romanesque tale) ","description":"

This exhibit tells the story of an architectural style in the early United States. More specifically the style of Richardsonian Romanesque. This stems from my studies of particularly uncanny American architecture this semester, but even more specifically of my building upload of the Ness County bank building. To put simply, Richardsonian Romanesque is a strong, unique style, and given how that\u2019s been the theme for this semester when it came to my studies in architecture, the Ness county bank building became a prime candidate for this genre. It struck me, with how visually, it appeared incredibly fantastical and somewhat like a medieval structure you would find in fantasy or adventure fiction. With that, it existing in what would be considered out of its time, I thought was remarkable. However, with the lack of research I was able to find on the building, it prompted my frustration which ultimately gave way to my curiosity for the style. Something so grand, so unique, with that little research in this example, I wanted to know more. So I entertained this curiosity as I delve into the style and how it came to be. Here, we\u2019ll look at the results of my findings, with examples of buildings that show the architectural movement in the midwest (and beyond!) to its full capacity, its continuation into the late 19th century, and ultimately attempt to better understand the style of that somewhat perceived mysterious bank.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","credits":"Julian","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"story-of-style--a-richardsonia","added":"2025-11-20 10:45:02","modified":"2025-12-12 14:37:12","owner_id":7,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":112},"item":{"id":253,"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":null,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2025-12-10 23:14:49","modified":"2025-12-12 12:16:32","owner_id":7}}