Talk:Deady Hall

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[edit] Architecture

What's the architectural style? [1] mentions "the Second Empire Style which also characterized Deady Hall", but then [2] lists the style as "Italianate" even though the same source calls Villard "Second Empire". Power piglet 07:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Source two isn't particularly reliable, even though it cites official sources--I learned recently it's a commercial, unofficial site. With the Mansard roof, it's definitely Second Empire, though it shares the bracketed eaves with Italianate. One of my books (Style and Vernacular: A Guide to the Architecture of Lane County, Oregon) mentions how Deady was done on a limited budget and that Villard, which was better-funded, came closer to the Second Empire ideal than Deady. I'll look for more info one of these days. It's entirely possible it's a blend of the two styles, but I'd go for Second Empire for now. Katr67 07:23, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

The NPS site says that Deady is simplified Italianate with a mansarded roof--not sure how that differs from Second Empire, but I would conclude that Deady, being built on the cheap, is certainly not a high example of the Second Empire style... Katr67 07:28, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I noticed that the HABS writeup calls it "mansarded Italianate", too. I'm architecture-ignorant though, and I'm not sure how subjective these things are. Power piglet 07:41, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

(edit conflict)Oregon Historical Society says it's Second Empire. I give up. The description should probably say something like "Variously described as simplified Italianate with Second Empire details or simply as Second Empire (though not as elaborate an example as Villard Hall)...blah blah blah." If I was around the UO I'd go ask Prof. Roth in the art history department. He literally wrote the book on American architectural styles. Katr67 07:45, 18 December 2006 (UTC)