Italianate Style
This Anglo-Italian style developed in the
mid 19th century
Characteristics of the style include:
n Overhanging eaves supported by single or
paired brackets,
n Tall windows and doors with rounded-
arched headings
n Piazzas and verandas
n Hooded balconies
n Cupolas, widow’s walks, towers
The Oakes-Wood-Miltner-Hayes House
n Popularly called the Grant Wood House
because the artist once lived there
n Built in 1858
n Italian characteristics include:
n    coupled brackets under eaves
n Tall narrow first floor windows with
extended framing