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Italian Renaissance Architecture
The Bones House was designed from the Italian
Renaissance Architecture. It was among the first, if not the first, house
in Rome Georgia to be built of this type. The house was built in 1881 by
J. W. Bones. Mr. Bones moved to Georgia from Virginia. All the
original architecture remains intact to this day. The house is now being
restored and will become a Georgia bed and breakfast. Visitors can take
look into the past and enjoy the architecture as well as the rich history of the
past owners of the house. The house has played an important part of the
history of Rome Georgia.
The Renaissance architecture was the first modern
architecture. Rebirth is the meaning of the word renaissance (the
Italian word is rinascita`). It was to be the bridge
between history and the modern world. Italy was the birthplace of
the renaissance architecture. The development of this style of
architecture ranged from the 15th century until the 19th century.
During its development, the renaissance architecture was seen most in
Florence, Rome, and Venice Italy. This style had four divisions of
development. The first was called Early Renaissance which was
dated to the 15th century. That period was followed by the High
Renaissance and Mannerism Period in the 16th century. The next
stage of development was called the Baroque and Rococo Period which
occurred in the 17th through the mid 18th centuries. Finally, the style
evolved into the Neo-Classical Renaissance Period during the 18th to
early 19th century. Renaissance architecture continued to influence the development of the modern world well into the 20th
century.
During the renaissance period buildings were being scaled
down from the earlier Gothic period. The architecture began to carry more
function without the bulk of earlier styles. Dominating designs gave way
to more realistic styling. The facades were made heavier at the bottom of
the buildings and windows were dressed with pediments. Decorative elements
of design were the basis of the Renaissance architecture. During the
Renaissance period, architectural design was considered the ultimate art form.
As time passed and technology advanced,
the limits of architectural design was no longer the same as in the
past. The designs grew simpler and much of the detail of
yesterday's architecture faded as steel and glass became the fashion of
the modern world. With the introduction of steel, buildings no
longer had the limits of the past. Taller buildings were built
which no longer required the placement of interior walls for support.
The rooms became larger and the structures taller. The Renaissance
period gave way to the modern period. Memories remain of these
past days and can be revisited in the buildings and homes that
remain unchanged by time.
The Bones House is a perfect example of
the Renaissance architecture. The first floor of the house was
built heavier leading to the sharp angles of the peaks of the roof.
The roof has been restored using architectural shingles to give the roof
an older look. The windows are adorned with semi-circular
pediments above the windows of the first floor. The house towers
two additional floors above the first floor.
The main focal point of the house is the
window framing on the side of the front porch. This window framing
bears the date the of 1881. All the woodwork of the window frames
have been restored and the house presents itself as it did in the
earlier years. The windows on the second floor have the wrought
iron bars that were true to the latter Renaissance period. That
was the time that iron works became the new material for building
structures. On both sides of the front entrance stand double
columns. As with the columns of the Renaissance style, these
columns are in pairs that are placed close together. The Bones House
Inn welcomes you to come back in time to feel the spirit of the
Renaissance Period.
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