A closer look at one of the most striking features of Glessner House—the arch. Designed by famed architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the massive stone arch is a defining hallmark of the Richardsonian Romanesquestyle. Richardson’s travels through Europe inspired his fascination with the Romanesque arch, and he brought those influences home to America. The arch at Glessner House, completed in 1887, reflects ideas drawn from French and Spanish architecture, particularly the oversized voussoirs (wedg