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Italianate 1845 – 1860
From The Salem Handbook, Historic Salem Incorporated, 1977
Plan
- Less formal than Georgian or Federal styles. Asymmetrical massing reflects the interior floor pan. Use of wings, towers, and bay windows was common.
Doorway- Heavily molded doors, often double and asymmetrically placed. Heavy wooden decoration over the doorway was the main decorative feature. Sidelights and transom disappeared.
Windows- Tall and slender, often two over two paned. Bracketed, round headed, paired windows appeared.
Roofline- Slight pitch, usually gabled or hipped.
Materials- Wood with frequent use of flatboards.
Decoration- Heavy wooden brackets over doors and windows and under the eaves. Scroll bracket, bracket with pendant, and ornamental pendant were common bracket forms.
