- English Period - Tudor Revival - Cotswold - English Arts and Crafts - Queen Anne - French Period - Chateauesque - French Eclectic - Beaux Arts - Mediterranean - Italian Renaissance - Spanish Eclectic - Modern - Prairie - Craftsman (Bungalow) Home >> Design Types >> French Period >> Chateauesque Chateauesque The Chateauesque style is based on the monumental architecture of the 16th century chateaus and palaces of France. Many of these french structures were primarily Gothic, although some Renaissance detailing can also be seen. The shear massiveness of this style and it's heavy masonry constuction makes it a difficult and expensive style to emulate, and it was seen realtively briefly from the 1880's until the 1910's Characteristics include: A) Complex roof structure, steeply pitched and hipped, with many vertical gothic elements (spires, pinnacles, turrets and shaped chimneys) B) Multiple "through the cornice" dormers C) Heavy masonry construction, usually cut or rough stone D) Elaborate carvings and decorative elements, particularly at upper story balustrades E) Windows grouped together with transoms in rectangular, 3 point arch, ogee arch or 'rounded corner' shapes Our Process :: Our Philosophy :: Join our Mailing List © Copyright 2009, Heritage Design Studio, Inc. All Rights Reserved.