David and Mary May House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
David and Mary May House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The David and Mary May House is a historic residence in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Designed in the Italian Renaissance style of architecture, the house is a three-story structure constructed of Indiana limestone,Federal Writers Project. Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Cincinnati: Wiesen-Hart, 1943, 347. although themes of French Renaissance architecture can also be seen in its design."Circle This", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2002-11-09. Accessed 2013-12-03. The foundation is also stone, while the roof is covered with rows of terracotta tiles. Surrounded by trees, the house is covered by a hip roof that is pierced by multiple dormer windows., Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2013-12-03. Some of the elements evoke a sense of the Beaux-Arts style, including the house's carefully designed symmetry, its decorative columns, urns, and swags, and the small wings on both sides of the central main portion of the house. Occupying a corner lot, the house is placed to face the corner; as such, its rear is substantially less formal than the street-facing front.Weston, Alice. Great Houses of Cincinnati: May House. Cincinnati: Langsam, 1997. Read more on Wikipedia
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