Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson is known as the father of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture, so much so that the term Richardson Romanesque is synonymous with the more correct term ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: David Clapp/Getty Images Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary ...

Historic preservation isn't always about years of painstaking restoration to return a house to its original splendor. Sometimes it's about not ruining what's there. When Jake Wurzel and his wife, ...

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...

Just outside of the Carroll Gardens Historic District is 534 Henry Street, a building with a bold and striking mix of Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne elements. Built sometime between 1886 and 1895, ...

Castles were more than just strongholds. They were unmistakable declarations that, centuries later, continue to captivate us by fusing architectural aspirations with military brilliance. These ...

One of the last designs by premier American architect H.H. Richardson was built in Cincinnati in 1889. Richardson reintroduced Romanesque-style architecture in America, which was imitated across the ...

Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...