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This material is presented for informational
purposes only. Herron-Morton Place holds no liability for inaccuracies
that may be contained herein. Individuals are urged to contact the
Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission for complete guidelines
as may apply to your project.
Sometimes referred to as the Bracketed or Italian Villa style, this
was one of the most popular of the nineteenth century. Publications
such as those of Andrew Jackson Downing showed plans, elevations
and details of Italianate residences and were widely circulated.
Wilbur Peat wrote of this style...."It was informal without being
ostentatious; it could adapt itself to American methods of living,
in cities or country." (Indiana Houses of the Nineteenth Century,
p. 118).
- Prominent, highly ornamental entablatures supported
by brackets, often small (oval) frieze windows.
- Hipped roofs with shallow pitch.
- Verandas or loggias topped with balustraded
balconies.
- Strong, cubistic massing.
- Windows are often grouped in pairs or threes
with round arches.
- Lintels or decorative window pediments.
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