French Norman architecture looks like English Tudor–except for one important distinguishing feature: a tower-like structure topped with a conical shaped roof.
Sunny Gables Estate is a classic example.
These are both European, medieval revivalists styles that feature hand-hewn half-timber and rough plaster exteriors with brick and stone cladding, wrought-iron details, high-pitched, front-facing gables and diamond-cut, leaded-glass windows.
Public interior rooms are centered around massive fireplaces, surrounded by floor-to ceiling wood panels; smooth and rough plaster walls with exposed wood-beam ceilings, and wrought-iron hardware on railings, light fixtures, doors and windows often with gothic designs.
How did these two styles diverge? The story of that battle is for another day.
Stay tuned.