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Italianate

STYLE INFORMATION
Name	Italianate
General Range	1840-1890

HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF THIS STYLE
The chief alternative to Greek Revival architecture in the United States in the middle of the 19th century was the Italianate. These houses looked to the ornate architecture of rural Italy that was constructed centuries after the more formal architecture of classical Rome (also in Italy). In the United States, Italianate architecture included the use of new types of detailing and features. In Erie County, Italianate houses fall into three general classes. The most common subtype of the Italianate style in the county is the square (or nearly square) building with a hipped or pyramidal roof capped by a cupola. The photo above of the house at 10764 Donation Road in Greene Township is an example. Its Italianate features include its heavy paired decorative brackets, arched-headed windows with drip molding on the second floor, rectangular windows on the first floor with small entablatures supported by consoles, and the use of engaged columns at the corners (called cantons). Many of these hipped roof Italianate houses with cupolas were found throughout Erie County. Another subset of the Italianate style found in Erie County is what is termed the "asymmetrical" Italianate. The house at 6941 Lexington Road in Girard Township is an example. It has a complicated footprint created by the 2-story projection on the main elevation and the 2-story bay on the end. Other Italianate features on the house include its heavy 3-dimensional brackets below the eaves, the elaborate hood molding over the windows, and the piazza-type porch. A third type of Italianate house found throughout the County is the "gable front and wing" house. These L-shaped houses were a holdover from the Greek Revival period. The house located at 9425 Old Waterford Road in Greene Township is an example. It is mostly vernacular, but the piazza-type porch with the intricate scroll brackets on the porch qualify the house as Italianate. Other Italianate houses found in the county include rectangular, front-end gabled houses (some of which appear to have a side hall plan).

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EXAMPLE

HISTORIC RESOURCES OF THIS STYLE
Municipality	Historic Name	Address
Albion Borough		2 MARKET ST
Albion Borough		89 JACKSON ST
Amity Township	Hubbell, J.G. Hse	15957 ROUTE 89
Concord Township	Hammond, James P. House	20258 HAMMOND RD
Concord Township	Spitman, Tony & Stella Ppty	20733 LINDSEY HOLLOW RD
Concord Township		12200 NANCY HILL RD
Conneaut Township		11930 PENNSIDE RD
Conneaut Township		12755 CHERRY HILL RD
Conneaut Township	Adams, Wm & Lulu Ppty	9969 CHERRY HILL RD
Conneaut Township		10603 KEEPVILLE RD
City of Corry		705 W PLEASANT ST
City of Corry		327 S CENTER ST
City of Corry		10 E WASHINGTON ST
City of Corry		306 E SOUTH ST
City of Corry		567 W CHURCH ST
City of Corry		202 WRIGHT ST
City of Corry		1027 S CENTER ST
City of Corry		412 S CENTER ST
City of Corry		16 S CENTER ST
City of Corry		347 MEAD ST
City of Corry		509 W PLEASANT ST
City of Corry		221 S 1 AVE
City of Corry		321 S CENTER ST
City of Corry		531 E MAIN ST
City of Corry		221 N CENTER ST
City of Corry		102 W PLEASANT ST
City of Corry		118 E IRVING ST
Cranesville Borough		10008 MEADVILLE ST
Cranesville Borough		10239 CRANE ST
Edinboro Borough		308 ERIE ST
Edinboro Borough		314 MEADVILLE ST
Edinboro Borough		205 E NORMAL ST
Edinboro Borough		125 WATERFORD ST
Edinboro Borough	The Doucette House	126 Water Street
Edinboro Borough	Austin House	138 MEADVILLE ST
Edinboro Borough	Biggers House	148 MEADVILLE ST
Edinboro Borough	Academy Hall	200 E Normal Street
Elgin Borough		18322 CROSS ST
Elk Creek Township		11325 WEST RD
Elk Creek Township		10402 ROUTE 18
City of Erie		424 EAST AVE
City of Erie		124 E 4 ST
City of Erie		414 W 3 ST
City of Erie		325 E 6 ST
City of Erie		419 E 8 ST
City of Erie		530 E 6 ST
City of Erie		214 SHORT ST
City of Erie		702 POPLAR ST
City of Erie		810 WALNUT ST
City of Erie		420 E 10 ST
City of Erie		724 MYRTLE ST
City of Erie		2676 PEACH ST
City of Erie		405 07W 10 ST
City of Erie		362 W 10 ST
City of Erie		337 W 10 ST
City of Erie		343 W 21 ST
City of Erie		638 40 BROWN AVE
City of Erie		225 W 8 ST
City of Erie		538 W 8 ST
City of Erie		329 31W 21 ST
City of Erie		3230 AUBURN ST
City of Erie		1924 26 PEACH ST
City of Erie		501 W 3 ST
City of Erie		336 E 8 ST
City of Erie		1919 PEACH ST
City of Erie		1704 CHESTNUT ST
City of Erie		145 W 25 ST
City of Erie		1147 E 38 ST
City of Erie		457 59E 10 ST
City of Erie		261 E 9TH ET 902 04 GERMAN ST
City of Erie		319 W 7 ST
City of Erie		461 W 7 ST
City of Erie		227 W 7 ST
City of Erie		235 W 16 ST
City of Erie		719 RASPBERRY ST
City of Erie		356 58W 10 ST
City of Erie		730 W 3 ST
City of Erie		442 E 6 ST
City of Erie		223 E 9 ST
City of Erie		2039 KILPATRICK AVE
City of Erie		450 W 7TH ST
City of Erie		306 W 8 ST
City of Erie		337 W 8 ST
City of Erie		429 W 7TH ST
City of Erie		312 W 9 ST
City of Erie	Hook and Ladder No. 1 and No. 2	414 French St
City of Erie		613 W 8 ST
City of Erie		452 W 19 ST
City of Erie		27 W 5 ST
City of Erie	Marlena Place	24-26 N Park Row
City of Erie	Chandlery Corner	401-03 State St
City of Erie	Penn School	554 E 10th Street
City of Erie	Firefighters' Museum	428 Chestnut Street
City of Erie		36 N PARK ROW
City of Erie		3101 MCCLELLAND 188.98 X 250
City of Erie		254 W 6 ST
City of Erie		20 N PARK ROW
City of Erie		18 N PARK ROW
City of Erie		508 510 STATE HIGHWAY 38X82.5
City of Erie		16 N PARK ROW
City of Erie		342 W 10 ST
City of Erie		306 E 8 ST
City of Erie		213 HILLCREST AVE
City of Erie		1861 BUFFALO RD
City of Erie		254 SHORT ST
City of Erie		2522 WAYNE ST
City of Erie		N PARK ROW
City of Erie		32 34N PARK ROW
City of Erie	John Hill House	230 W 6 St
City of Erie	Wood-Morrison House	338 West 6th Street
City of Erie		429 W 6 ST
City of Erie		247 W 21 ST
City of Erie		235 W 6 ST
City of Erie		135 E 6 ST
City of Erie		338 W 10 ST
City of Erie		333 W 9 ST
City of Erie		348 E 8 ST
City of Erie		218 E 9 ST
City of Erie		417 E 10 ST
City of Erie		457 459W 5TH ST
City of Erie		1324 BUFFALO RD
City of Erie		219 W 21 ST
City of Erie		502 04 STATE ST
City of Erie		403 W 6 ST
City of Erie		646 648W 6TH ST
City of Erie	Thayer-Thompson House	605 W 8th St
City of Erie		231 W 21 ST
City of Erie		222 W 21 ST
City of Erie		260 W 21 ST
City of Erie		251 W 21 ST
City of Erie		2022 24 SASSAFRAS
City of Erie	Galbraith-Selden House	238 W 6 Street
City of Erie		838 E 10
Fairview Township		5800 MILLFAIR RD
Fairview Township		3811 AVONIA RD
Fairview Township		6940 VAN CAMP RD
Fairview Township	Trampenau House	4211 AVONIA RD
Fairview Township		837 AVONIA RD
Fairview Township		6020 MILLSTONE DR
Fairview Township	Reuben Baer House	6601 NAEFF RD
Franklin Township		10625 MOHAWK RD
Girard Borough		104 WALNUT ST
Girard Borough		631 OLD RIDGE RD
Girard Borough		509 OLIN AVE
Girard Borough		521 RICE AVE
Girard Borough		121 PENN AVE
Girard Borough		141 MYRTLE ST
Girard Borough	Battles Farm House	436 Walnut Street
Girard Borough		149 LOCUST ST
Girard Borough		13 SCHOOL ST
Girard Borough	Gulliford, J. House	47 S PARK ROW
Girard Borough	Edson House	16 WALNUT ST
Girard Borough		325 MAIN ST
Girard Borough	Smith House	414 E MAIN ST
Girard Borough	Pfeiffer House/ A.C. Wurtzebach	307 RICE AVE
Girard Township		8009 LEXINGTON RD
Girard Township		6561 LEXINGTON RD
Girard Township		9948 W LAKE RD
Girard Township		8316 GUDGEONVILLE RD
Girard Township		8951 S CREEK RD
Girard Township		10776 RIDGE RD
Girard Township		5810 DAGGETT RD
Girard Township		6941 LEXINGTON RD
Greene Township		10040 LAKE PLEASANT RD
Greene Township		8300 LAKE PLEASANT RD
Greene Township		9425 OLD WATERFORD RD
Greene Township	Coover, Jesse House	10764 DONATION RD
Greene Township	Fallon, Gary & Rose Ppty	8725 OLD WATERFORD RD
Harborcreek Township	Corey, Haold & Eileen Ppty	6776 BUFFALO RD
Harborcreek Township		5768 IROQUOIS AVE
Harborcreek Township		5768 IROQUOIS AVE
Harborcreek Township	Dodge, John House	6888 BUFFALO RD
Harborcreek Township		1640 MOORHEADVILLE RD
Harborcreek Township		1640 MOORHEADVILLE RD
Harborcreek Township		9157 BUFFALO RD
Harborcreek Township	Presbyterian Parsonage	6722 BUFFALO RD
Harborcreek Township		990 HIGHMEYER RD
Harborcreek Township		990 HIGHMEYER RD
Harborcreek Township		6722 BUFFALO RD
Lake City Borough		2318 LAKE ST
Lake City Borough		2164 RICE AVE
Lake City Borough		1971 LAKE ST
Lake City Borough		1873 LAKE ST
Lake City Borough		2256 LAKE ST
Lake City Borough		2300 LAKE ST
LeBoeuf Township		13876 ROUTE 19
LeBoeuf Township		13730 OLD RTE 19 N
McKean Township	Dunn, Thomas House	2884 DUNN VALLEY RD
McKean Township		6301 VAN CAMP RD
Mill Village Borough		14528 S MAIN ST
Mill Village Borough		14567 S MAIN ST
Mill Village Borough		2330 CHURCH ST
Mill Village Borough		2333 GILLETT ST
Millcreek Township		5665 STERRETTANIA RD
Millcreek Township		4804 W LAKE RD
Millcreek Township		5512 HEIDLER RD
Millcreek Township	Love Schoolhouse	5335 LOVE RD
Millcreek Township		5114 DEERFIELD DR
Millcreek Township		5091 STERRETTANIA RD
Millcreek Township		2604 GOLF CLUB RD
Millcreek Township	Carter House	3741 W 26 ST
Millcreek Township		4726 DORCHESTER DR
Millcreek Township		3854 W LAKE RD
Millcreek Township		5401 STERRETTANIA RD
Millcreek Township		5333 LAKE PLEASANT RD
Millcreek Township		3320 STERRETTANIA RD
Millcreek Township		205 ARBUCKLE RD
Millcreek Township		3942 OXER RD
North East Borough		27 ROBINSON RD
North East Borough		81 VINE ST
North East Borough		176 E MAIN ST
North East Borough	Short's Hotel (Palace Hotel)	90 S Pearl Street
North East Borough	Duncan Block	2 E MAIN ST
North East Borough	North East Breeze Publishing Com	35 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		91 GIBSON ST
North East Borough		73 GIBSON ST
North East Borough		83 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		171 E MAIN ST
North East Borough	Lakeshore Railway	Wall St
North East Borough		11 S PEARL ST
North East Borough		2 WALL ST
North East Borough		58 EAST ST
North East Borough		71 VINE ST
North East Borough		8 10S PEARL ST
North East Borough		63 ROBINSON ST
North East Borough		19 SMEDLEY ST
North East Borough	Delong-Gould-Couse House	84 W MAIN ST
North East Borough		24 S MILL ST
North East Borough		25 N PEARL ST
North East Borough		9 N PEARL ST
North East Borough		69 GIBSON ST
North East Borough		61 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		43 PARK ST
North East Borough		44 PARK ST
North East Borough		33 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		67 VINE ST
North East Borough		34 GRAHAMVILLE
North East Borough		26 TOWN ST
North East Borough		50 VINE ST
North East Borough		41 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		35 PARK ST
North East Borough		21 W MAIN ST
North East Borough		30 GIBSON ST
North East Borough		63 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		26 GIBSON ST
North East Borough	Haynes House	11 E MAIN ST
North East Borough		23 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		45 PARK ST
North East Borough	North East Breeze Publishing Com	37 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		65 GIBSON ST
North East Borough		65 S LAKE ST
North East Borough		82 GIBSON ST
North East Township		2063 FREEPORT RD
North East Township		11441 E MIDDLE RD
North East Township	Dawley, O.E. & Mary House	9528 TOWNLINE RD
Platea Borough		9855 PEACH ST
Platea Borough		8615 ROUTE 18
Springfield Township		14252 UNDERRIDGE RD
Springfield Township		4996 CRAYTON RD
Springfield Township		5359 ROUTE 215
Springfield Township		12854 W RIDGE RD
Springfield Township		13790 W LAKE RD
Springfield Township		1104 EAGLEY RD
Springfield Township		13734 RIDGE RD
Springfield Township		1420 HOLLIDAY RD
Summit Township		7221 EDINBORO RD
Union City Borough		29 FIRST AVE
Union City Borough		52 E HIGH ST
Union City Borough		94 NORTH ST
Union City Borough		89 NORTH ST
Union City Borough		68 MILES ST
Union City Borough		85 E HIGH ST
Union City Borough		33 BRIDGE ST
Union City Borough		5 PARADE ST
Union City Borough		23 SOUTH ST
Union City Borough		4 SOUTH ST
Union City Borough		95 S MAIN ST
Union City Borough		40 CONCORD ST
Union City Borough		96 E HIGH ST
Union City Borough		31 E HIGH ST
Union City Borough		24 PROSPECT ST
Union City Borough		41 N MAIN ST
Union City Borough		11 SOUTH ST
Union City Borough		60 S MAIN ST
Union Township		18323 WILSON RD
Venango Township		10680 WALES RD
Washington Township		14500 MT PLEASANT RD
Washington Township		13181 ROUTE 99
Washington Township		12490 DRAKETOWN RD
Washington Township		12460 DRAKETOWN RD
Washington Township	Pifer, Willard House	3880 KINTER HILL RD
Waterford Borough		148 E 3RD ST
Waterford Borough		219 E 2 ST
Waterford Borough		120 E 5 ST
Waterford Borough		162 E 3 ST
Waterford Borough		10 E 4 ST
Waterford Borough		162 E 2 ST
Waterford Borough		W 3 & WALNUT ST
Waterford Borough		206 208 HIGH STREET
Waterford Borough		212 HIGH ST
Waterford Borough		12 E 2ND ST
Waterford Borough		213 HIGH ST
Waterford Borough		230 CHESTNUT & 161 E 3 ST
Waterford Borough		162 E 5 ST
Waterford Township		11686 TAMARACK RD
Waterford Township		10652 ROUTE 97
Waterford Township		11953 DONATION RD
Waterford Township		1065 RTE 97
Wattsburg Borough	Chapin, L.S. House	9626 SOUTH ST
Wattsburg Borough		14396 CHURCH ST
Wayne Township	Troyer, Barry Property	11672 TURNPIKE RD
Wayne Township		14950 MILL RD