tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517604320453054140.post970991646134706878..comments2024-03-28T00:24:13.763-07:00Comments on Southern Folk Artist & Antiques Dealer/Collector: The Richards DAR House 1860, Mobile Alabamaandrew1860http://www.blogger.com/profile/09302166776668727094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517604320453054140.post-36812273968210694002011-01-01T09:25:05.057-08:002011-01-01T09:25:05.057-08:00Happy New Years!!! Yes Italianate applies to the a...Happy New Years!!! Yes Italianate applies to the architectural style of the Home. What makes this home Italianate is the front door with brackets. The brackets at the roof line. The low hipped overhang styled roof and the bay window to the side. Each reign in America had a different spin on the The Italinate style. Here on the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Mobile ornate cast-iron verandas were very popular. Also during this time building where the front was entirely made of cast-iron in the Italianate style very popular. They could be mail-ordered and although a American invention they were also shipped to Europe.andrew1860https://www.blogger.com/profile/09302166776668727094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2517604320453054140.post-36164524386741365592010-12-31T20:21:47.275-08:002010-12-31T20:21:47.275-08:00The cast-iron gallery is beautifully designed and ...The cast-iron gallery is beautifully designed and crafted, and gives the front of the house a very special look. But I wonder what the Italianate label was applied to - just the architecture, I am guessing. <br /><br />Did Italianate houses normally have cast iron work on their front? Normally I might think cast iron work was Victorian British taste.<br /><br />Have a very happy 2011, full of good blogging :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com