Châteauesque

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Revival architectural style

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Châteauesque (or Francis I style, or in Canada, the Château Style) is a revivalist architectural style based on the French Renaissance architecture of the monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley from the late fifteenth century to the early seventeenth century.

The term châteauesque (literally, "château-like") is credited (by historian Marcus Whiffen) to American architectural historian Bainbridge Bunting, although it can be found in publications that pre-date Bunting's birth. As of 2011, the Getty Research Institute's Art & Architecture Thesaurus includes both "Château Style" and "Châteauesque", with the former being the preferred term for North America.

The style frequently features buildings heavily ornamented by the elaborate towers, spires, and steeply pitched roofs of sixteenth century châteaux, themselves influenced by late Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Despite their French ornamentation, as a revival style, buildings in the châteauesque style do not attempt to completely emulate a French château. Châteauesque buildings are typically built on an asymmetrical plan, with a roof-line broken in several places and a facade composed of advancing and receding planes.

History

The style was popularized in the United States by Richard Morris Hunt. Hunt, the first American architect to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, designed residences, including those for the Vanderbilt family, during the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. A relatively rare style in the United States, its presence was concentrated in the Northeast, although isolated examples can be found in nearly all parts of the country. It was mostly employed for residences of the extremely wealthy, although it was occasionally used for public buildings.

The first building in this style in Canada was the 1887 Quebec City Armoury (now named the Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly called the Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire) designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché. Many of Canada's grand railway hotels, designed by John Smith Archibald, Edward Maxwell, Bruce Price and Ross and Macdonald, were built in the Châteauesque style, with other mainly public or residential buildings. The style may be associated with Canadian architecture because these grand hotels are prominent landmarks in major cities across the country and in certain national parks.

In Hungary, Arthur Meinig built numerous country houses in the Loire Valley style, the earliest being Andrássy Castle in Tiszadob, 1885–1890, and the grandest being Károlyi Castle in Nagykároly (Carei), 1893–1895.

The style began to fade after the turn of the 20th century, and it was largely absent from new construction by the 1930s.

Architects who designed in Châteauesque style

Examples in Europe

Image:Crimea South Coast 04-14 img02 Massandra Palace.jpg|Massandra Palace, Crimea (1900 palace) Image:Dmitry Medvedev 2 July 2008-4.jpg|Meyendorff Castle near Moscow (1874–1885) Image:Euxinograd-palace-benkovski.png|Euxinograd, Varna, Bulgaria

United Kingdom

File:Founder's Building, Royal Holloway, University of London - Diliff.jpg|Founder's Building, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, England, 1874-1881 File:WaddesdonManor.JPG|Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, England 1874–1889 File:2015-12-29 Chateau Impney.jpg|Chateau Impney, Worcestershire. File:Haltonhouse-northface.jpg|Halton House, Buckinghamshire. File:Bowes Museum.jpg|Bowes Museum, County Durham. File:Cherkley Court - geograph.org.uk - 1257519.jpg|Cherkley Court, Surrey. File:Park Place, Remenham.jpg|Park Place Berkshire. File:MinleyManor.jpg|Minley Manor, Hampshire. File:Oxon Hoath.jpg|alt=|Oxon Hoath, West Peckham, Kent

Examples in the United States

File:WKVanderbiltHouse Cropped version.jpeg|William K. Vanderbilt residence, Petit Chateau, 1878–82, Manhattan, by Richard Morris Hunt. File:Ochre Court 2.jpg|Ochre Court, Newport, Rhode Island, 1892 Image:Kimberly Crest 1.jpg|Kimberly Crest, Redlands, California, 1897, Dennis and Farwell, architects Image:CareyMansion.jpg|Carey Mansion, Newport, Rhode Island Image:Biltmore Estate.jpg|Biltmore Estate, 1890–95, Asheville, North Carolina, Richard Morris Hunt, architect Image:CanadaEpcot.JPG|Hotel du Canada, Orlando, Florida, 1982 File:Hecker House - Detroit Michigan.jpg|Col. Frank J. Hecker House, Detroit, Michigan, 1888 File:Voight House.jpg|Voigt House, Part of Heritage Hill Historic District, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1895 File:Eighth Precinct Police Station Detroit.jpg|Eighth Precinct Police Station, Detroit, Michigan, 1901 File:Tacoma - Stadium High School 03A.jpg|Stadium High School, Tacoma, Washington, Broke ground 1891, Completed 1906 File:20070110 United States Soccer Federation.JPG|William W. Kimball House, Chicago, Illinois, 1892 File:Overholser Mansion in Oklahoma City.jpg|Overholser Mansion, Oklahoma City, 1903 File:East Village, Long Beach, CA, USA - panoramio.jpg|Villa Riviera, Long Beach, California, 1929

Examples in Canada

Many of the Châteauesque-style buildings in Canada were built by railway companies, and their respective hotel divisions. They include Canadian National Railway and Canadian National Hotels, Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Hotels, and the Grand Trunk Railway. Image:Banff Spring Hotel.JPG|Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta Image:Château Laurier 2.jpg|Château Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario Image:2009-0519-FortGarryHotel.jpg|Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba Image:Québec, Gare du Palais1.jpg|Gare du Palais, Quebec City Image:HotelVancouver.jpg|Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia Image:Manoir Richelieu01.jpg|Manoir Richelieu, La Malbaie, Quebec Image:Place Viger.png|Place Viger, Montreal, Quebec Image:Manège Militaire, Québec City, Les Voltigeurs de Québec.jpg|Quebec City Armoury, Quebec City Image:Bessborough Hotel.jpg|The Bessborough, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Image:The Empress Hotel.JPG|The Empress, Victoria, British Columbia File:Toronto - ON - Royal York Hotel.jpg|The Royal York, Toronto, Ontario

Examples in Argentina

File:Museo de Arte de Tigre vista de norte a sur.jpg|Tigre Club, Tigre File:Aguas Corrientes-2011-TM.jpg|Palace of Running Waters, Buenos Aires File:Circulo Militar 5821.jpg|Paz Palace, Buenos Aires File:Palacio Ortiz Basualdo ca 1910 (AGN).jpg|Ortiz Basualdo Palace, Buenos Aires File:Palacio San Martin 1.jpg|San Martín Palace, Buenos Aires

References

References

  1. Whiffen, Marcus, ''American Architecture Since 1780: A guide to the styles'', The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1969, p. 142.
  2. Maitland, Hucker and Ricketts, ''A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles'', Broadview Press, Peterborough, Ont., 1992, p. 93.
  3. McAlester, Virginia & Lee. (1996). "A Field Guide to American Houses". Alfred A. Knopf.
  4. Stein, Susan R., ed., ''The Architecture of Richard Morris Hunt'', University of Chicago Press, Chicago IL, 1986, p. 151.
  5. Maitland, Hucker and Ricketts, ''A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles'', Broadview Press, Peterborough, Ont., 1992, p. 94.
  6. Craven, Wayne. (2009). "Gilded Mansions: Grand Architecture and High Society". W. W. Norton & Company.

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