Howard Library
- Architect
- Henry Hobson Richardson
- Year
- 1889
- Style
- Richardsonian Romanesque
- City
- New Orleans, LA
The Howard Library is an 1889 library building designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, one of America's most historically important architects. It stands in the Richardsonian Romanesque style — the manner named directly for Richardson himself — and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
the building
Richardsonian massing. The library displays the heavy, distinctive massing and ornament associated with Richardson's Romanesque style, still visible from the street today.
the style
The library is built in Richardsonian Romanesque, a style named directly for its architect, Henry Hobson Richardson; the Howard Library carries the massing and ornament he made famous.
More on Richardsonian Romanesquethe architect
Henry Hobson Richardson was one of America's most historically important architects, and the style he originated, Richardsonian Romanesque, takes its name directly from him.
More on Henry Hobson Richardsonsignificance
The Howard Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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