Architecture

September 29 is the birthday of Victorian architect Henry Hobson Richardson, known for designing stone buildings with Roman arches and round turrets. His namesake style, Richardsonian Romanesque, was used mostly for large public buildings like the Allegheny County Courthouse, but some private homes were also built in the imposing Romanesque Style. Richardson was born in 1838.

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_{Photo: The John J. Glessner House in Chicago by Henry Hobson Richardson, 1885-1886. � Hedrich Blessing Collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images}