Italianate

The Italianate style was prevalent from 1840 to 1880, and like the Greek Revival, frequently has pedimented gables on columns at the front entry and is defined by simple but bold mouldings and decorative pilasters.  However their low-pitched roofs could be gabled or hipped and often decorated with brackets at the eaves.  Their floor plans could be symmetrical (square or rectangular) or asymmetrical (L-shaped).  The front-facing gable was common, particularly among the L-shaped houses.  Windows were often tall and narrow with elaborated trim and one or two panes.  Porches are prevalent and almost always one story.  Double entry doors and bay windows were common.

In the Christian Hill neighborhood this is the most frequently represented style with extant examples spanning thirty years.  The rectangular, hipped roof can be found at the Charles Wheelock House at 45 Maple (ca. 1875).  The rectangular, gabled roof can be seen in the Lyman Smith House at 15 Vernon (ca. 1851), the Joel Baker/Alfred Ambrose House at 20 Vernon (ca. 1855) with the center gable variant at the Joseph Day House at 75 Day (ca. 1855) and the Tyler Thayer House at 98-100 Vernon (ca. 1855).  The front gabled layout can be seen in the James Hartshorn House at 99 Day (ca. 1880) with the asymmetrical variant at the Francis Baker House at 4 Bullard (ca. 1857) and the Mylod House at 94 Cottage (ca. 1880).

Links to Norwood’s Italianate Style homes —

99 Day Street – The James A. Hartshorn House

75 Day Street – The Joseph Day House

12 Vernon Street – The Joel Metcalf Baker House

4 Bullard Street – The Francis M. Baker House

120 Vernon Street – The Daniel P. Pond House

45 Maple Street – The Charles T. Wheelock House

24 Cottage Street – The Talbot/Bigelow House

32 Cottage Street – The Bigelow/Rhoads House

94 Cottage Street – The Orrin A. Boyden House

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