34. Italianate

                           34a.  Italianate (Baden) - Castle Kilbride

   The Italianate Style is very square, solid and rather large. Some versions are rather muted while others are flamboyant with a multitude of colours and decorations that seem to say "Look at me, world"!

   There appears to be two types of Italianate homes.

 1) Has projections of one or two stories on both sides of the facade.

  2) Has a projection in the center of the facade.

                  34b.  Italianate (Guelph)

What to look for (clues)

1) Strong, husky and solid.

2) A shallow hip roof (4-sided) that may have a belvedere (small room) on the top.

3. Large eaves with commonly large, paired, fancy brackets.

4. Symmetrical with a few small exceptions).

5. Entryways are usually very elaborate.

6. Quoins (stones or bricks) of a slightly different colour grace the corners.

7. Windows frequently have heavy (sometimes colourful) cornices (a decorative molding)) above them.

8. Tall, narrow chimneys appear to grow from the back of the house.

34c. Italianate  (Perth)

                                                  34d. Italianate (Stratford)

34e. Italianate (Perth)

                                                34f. Italianate (Brighton)

Time Period:    1830 - 1900

Location:  This is quite a common style in Ontario. In addition,

                    many other houses have borrowed styling clues from it.

Related Styles:  Italian Villa, Italian Eclectic, Italian Renaissance

Origin:  Italy

Extra:  1. The owner of 34a. used to watch from the belvedere as his

                   workers harvested flax in the nearby fields.

   2. A plaque in front of 34f. tells about the two sons who were killed in the

       RCAF during the Second World War.