Italianate

Touched by the charm of rural Tuscany, Italianate home plans bring to mind the gracious style of Northern Italian villas. First popularized in America in the 1830's these elegant houses remained a staple in cities and towns through the end of the 19th century. Today the style is enjoying a revival with romantics who are drawn to these inviting two-to-four story symmetrical and asymmetrical homes that feature low pitched roofs with wide elaborately bracketed eaves, and picturesque cupolas. Typically constructed of smooth stone, wood clapboard, stucco or brick, this stately house design welcomes sunlight inside through tall pairs of double hung windows or expansive bays. Entryways fitted with substantial double doors welcome guests into spacious rooms with soaring ceilings, warming fireplaces, open staircases and spacious kitchens. Breathtakingly beautiful on estate-size suburban property and strikingly sophisticated in smaller scale settings Italianate home plans offer a fresh take on Old World style.

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