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1& 1( 1$ buildings are known by their shapes. A common early building form in Indiana is the I-house, which is one room deep, two stories tall, and sym- BEAUX ARTS (1900–1915)

metrical with a gable roof. Often it has an ell, or wing, adjoining it at the The Beaux Arts style often uses classical orders and proportions and is

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G ILBERT ITALIANATE (1855–1880) The Italianate style was popular in Indiana in the mid-19th century. The style usually has a projecting cornice supported by decorative brackets, round-arched windows capped by decorative stone or metal moldings, GEORGIAN REVIVAL (1895–1930) and round-arched cast-iron storefronts in commercial buildings. The Georgian Revival style is seen in American homes and commercial structures of the early 20th century. Georgian Revival architecture is usu- ally symmetrical, generally having windows with six-over-six or nine-over- nine window sashes and flat brick arches with stone keystones over the

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QUEEN ANNE RESIDENTIAL (1880–1900) Queen Anne style houses are very elaborately decorated and have asym- metrical shapes with multiple gable roofs. Queen Anne houses also often HISTORIC have towers, bay windows, and wrap-around verandas (porches). RENAISSANCE REVIVAL (1900–1930) The Renaissance Revival style is seen in many early 20th-century com- mercial and government buildings. Its features include round-arched win- ARCHITECTURE dows, classical cornices, and a symmetrical arrangement of windows and other details on either side of a central entrance.

nd design contributions by Ball State historic preservation graduate in Downtown Muncie, Indiana gram in Historic Preservation, College of Architecture and Planning, wit QUEEN ANNE COMMERCIAL (1895–1900) The Queen Anne style also can be seen in commercial structures. These buildings are usually picturesque, emphasizing towers, bay windows, and asymmetrical grouping of details. GOTHIC REVIVAL (1895–1930) Gothic Revival in Muncie refers primarily to churches designed in the early 20th century. Common features include a cruciform plan, pointed- arch windows with tracery, and buttresses between the windows. Most of the Muncie Gothic style churches were made of stone.

ROMANESQUE REVIVAL (1885–1900) Romanesque Revival style buildings look very massive and weighty, with TUDOR REVIVAL (1905–1930) Expanded version available at Muncie Public Library’s Web site: www.munpl.org large arched windows and rock-faced stone or brick used for facade mate- Produced by Muncie Public Librarysupport and from Ball the State Community University’s Graduate Foundationstudents Pro of Jena Muncie Noll and Roy, Sean Delaware County. O’Skea, Text Tommy a Kleckner, and Bronwyn Reid, and the office of University Relations. The Tudor Revival style draws from English architecture of the rials. Other Romanesque Revival details include cornices consisting of .

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S brick corbel tables and sometimes arches composed of wedge-shaped high-pitched gable roofs, projecting gables, and exposed stucco and tim- stones (voussoirs). ber framing. ,IN47305 ACKSON UNCIE M 301 E. J The information presented here, correct at the time of publication, is subject to change. 00110 ur