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See also:

, a hotel in

, Quebec, Canada,

completed in 1893

, a Vanderbilt house in

, US,

completed in 1895

, a Russian

emperor's villa in

completed in 1900

, a secondary

school in

, USA,

completed in 1906

Châteauesque

(or

style,

or in

, the

Château Style

) is a

based on the

of the

monumental

from the late fifteenth century to the early

seventeenth century.

The term

châteauesque

(literally, "

-like") is credited (by historian

) to American architectural historian

although it can

be found in publications that pre-date Bunting's birth. As of 2011, the

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

includes both "Château Style" and

"Châteauesque", with the former being the preferred term for North America.

The style frequently features buildings heavily ornamented by the elaborate towers,

spires, and steeply pitched roofs of sixteenth century châteaux, themselves

influenced by late

and

architecture. Despite their

French ornamentation, as a revival style, buildings in the châteauesque style do not

attempt to completely emulate a French château. Châteauesque buildings are typically

built on an asymmetrical plan, with a roof-line broken in several places and a

facade composed of advancing and receding planes.

History

[

]

The style was popularized in the United States by

. Hunt, the first American architect to study at

the

in Paris,

designed residences, including those for the

, during the 1870s,

1880s and 1890s.

A relatively rare style in the United States, its presence was concentrated in the

although isolated examples can be found in nearly all parts of the country. It was mostly employed for residences of

the extremely wealthy, although it was occasionally used for public buildings.

The first building in this style in Canada was the 1887

(now named the Voltigeurs de Québec

Armoury, formerly called the Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire)

Many of

, designed by

and

, were built in the Châteauesque style, with other mainly public or

residential buildings. The style may be associated with Canadian architecture because these grand hotels are prominent

landmarks in major cities across the country and in certain national parks.

In Hungary,

built numerous country houses in the Loire Valley style, the earliest being Andrássy Castle

, 1885–1890, and the grandest being Károlyi Castle in Nagykároly (

), 1893–1895.

The style began to fade after the turn of the 20th century, and it was largely absent from new construction by the

1930s.

Architects who designed in Châteauesque style

[

]

[founder of Miami University's(OH) architecture program]

Examples in Europe

[

]

(1900

palace)

near

(1874–

1885)

United Kingdom

[

]

England, 1874-1881

England 1874–1889

Worcestershire.

Buckinghamshire.

County Durham.

Surrey.

Berkshire.

Hampshire.

, West

Peckham, Kent

Examples in the United States

[

]

William K.

Vanderbilt

residence,

, 1878–82,

, by

Richard Morris

Hunt.

, 1892

, 1897,

Dennis and Farwell,

architects

Newport, Rhode

Island

1890–95,

Richard Morris

Hunt, architect

1982

1888

Voigt House, Part

, 1895

1901

, Broke

ground 1891,

Completed 1906

, 1892

, 1903

1929

Examples in Canada

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