The Hubbard-Varney House in Manchester, NH, was built in 1867 for Thomas R. Hubbard, owner of a local lumber yard and a mill producing wooden window sashes, doors, and window blinds. The house is a classic Italianate villa style house of the period with a tower tucked into the corner of its T-shaped plan. It has been beautifully restored.
The Italianate and Gothic Revival styles are known for introducing romantic asymmetrical silhouettes to American homes, with towers, porches, bay windows, and other elements that broke up the simple rectangular box of earlier houses. Popularized by plan books by Andrew Jackson Downing and others, the style spread from coast to coast.
Understanding what style your house is and what the significant characteristics of the that style is essential to planning a good restoration.
Italianate is one of 25 styles described and illustrated with multiple images in Chapter 2 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.”
Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling 720-page hardcover book are available directly from the author in our online shop at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/.
Want to learn more about historic house styles? “A Field Guide to American Houses” by Virginia McAlester, is the classic volume on the subject and is available in our shop with other select restoration and preservation titles. Save with our multi-book combo packs!
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