The Latrobe house which was built in the 1800’s by Henry
Latrobe has a very similar floor plan to Palladio’s La rotunda villa. Both have
a square floor plan with a rotunda in the middle. Unlike Palladio’s villa the Latrobe
house has a main entrance and the more decorative side faces the street.
Palladio’s impact and influence which carried over to the US may have been the
reason that Latrobe decided to use a rotunda in a square floor plan. Since Latrobe
was considered the first American architect he probably learned and studied past
designs which included Palladio’s work. This may have influenced him to the
design he made for this house and many others including the U.S, capitol
building.
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