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a handful of architects have ever had an architectural style
named after them. H.H. Richardson is one of them, and
Richardson Romanesque is an extension of the Romanesque Revival
Style. Typical features include stone construction of mass and
scale, as well as short towers. The
Old York Post Office
actually incorporates some Richardson Romanesque Features, as
does St. Patrick’s Church.
When towers, turrets, and
battlements are added to a
Richardson Romanesque Structure, it becomes Neo-Norman, a unique
and rare style that emulates castles of the Norman Period (the
English equivalent of Romanesque). Characteristics of this style
include a castle-like appearance, stone construction, and
battlements or crenellations on the roof. York’s prime example
of this is the Gethesamane Hall Building on Beaver Street.
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