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Architectural Styles - Romanesque Revival
Information:
- Location: George Street
- Architect: Unknown
- Status: Former YMCA
- Build Date: 1890
Style:
- c.1850-1910
- Asymmetrical, solid, massive, heavy structures
- Red brick and red sandstone construction (emphasizes size and weight)
- Hip roof
- Towers, columns and turrets are common
- Heavy, round arched openings over doors and windows
- Inspired by Roman architecture
- Popularized by American architect Louis Sullivan and Canadian architect, E.J. Lennox
- Typically used for public buildings
