Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revival style incorporates 11th- and 12th-century southern French, Spanish, and Italian Romanesque characteristics.

The eclectic Richardsonian Romanesque style is Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson. It was inspired by the ancient Romans (1066 – 1200), but it was Richardson’s personal interpretation and adaptation that accounts for the originality and importance of the work.

H.H. Richardson was an American architect, the initiator of the Romanesque revival in the United States and a pioneer figure in the development of an indigenous, modern American style of architecture.

Henry Hobson Richardson, FAIA (September 29, 1838 – April 27, 1886) was an American architect, best known for his work in a style that became known as Richardsonian Romanesque. Along with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, Richardson is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture." [1]

Richardsonian Romanesque architecture is distinguished by its intricacy, sculpted shapes, and individuality. This eclectic style, created in the late 1800s, gives a sense of permanence and uniqueness to buildings that make them stand out, even among other historic, elegant buildings.

The style is named for architect Henry Hobson Richardson, who practiced in the 1870s and 80s and who originated the style. It was based on 11th- and 12th-Century Romanesque architecture of Western Europe, characterized by massive stone walls and round arches.

The second phase that influenced mainstream America was provided by the innovative architect, Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886). Richardson attended Harvard and subsequently traveled to France in 1860 to study architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts) in Paris.

Richardsonian Romanesque, named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), is characterized by heavy, rock-faced stone, round masonry arches, contrasting colors, transom windows arranged in ribbon-like patterns, square towers, and sparse fenestration.

As interpreted by Richardson in the 1870s and 1880s, the Romanesque became a different, and uniquely American style. Still present were the round arches framing window and door openings , but gone were vertical silhouettes and smooth stone facings.

The style is named for architect Henry Hobson Richardson, who practiced in the 1870s and 80s and who originated the style. It was based on 11th- and 12th-Century Romanesque architecture of Western Europe, characterized by massive stone walls and round arches.