LEMONT – With all the different architectural styles in Lemont, someone could easily make their own tour of the last century-and-a-half of American architecture.

Steve Reardon, a member of the Historic Resources Committee with the American Institute of Architects Eastern Illinois chapter, basically did that himself and compiled a list of styles that can be found in Lemont.

Reardon presented his findings during a slideshow Feb. 6 at the Lemont Public Library.

Not all of the buildings he mentioned are considered historic landmarks, but he said he wanted to document the styles for historical records.

1. Gothic revival

Features: Steeply pitched roofs; pointed arch windows

Example: Church of St. James at Sag Bridge, 10600 S. Archer Ave.

2. Romanesque revival

Features: Thick, stone walls; rounded arches over windows; towers with conical roofs

Example: Lemont United Methodist Church, 306 Lemont St.

3. Richardson romanesque

Features: Similar to Romanesque Revival but with rougher stone walls

Example: Lemont Village Hall, 418 Main St.

4. Italianate

Features: Low-pitched roofs with widely overhanging eaves; tall, narrow windows

Example: Anderson Building/Odin Hall, 111 Stephen St.

5. Italian renaissance revival

Features: Similar to the Italianate style, but more symmetrical and refined

Example: Budnik’s Drugstore, 400 Main St.

6. False front commercial

Features: Two stories facing the front with a sloped roof behind it

Example: Charles Freehauf Store, 107 Stephen St.

7. Commercial block

Features: Similar to False Front but with the second floor continuing behind it

Example: J. Hennerby Hall Building, 312 Canal St.

8. Queen Anne

Features: Full-length porch; steeply pitched, irregular roof shapes; front-facing gable

Example: 509 Singer Ave.

9. Victorian vernacular

Features: A working-class Queen Anne; simpler details and basic floor plan

Example: Sugar Mansion, 608 Sugar Ave.

10. Second empire style

Features: Similar to Italianate, but with a taller Mansard roof, allowing for a garret

Example: 508 Illinois St.

11. Tudor revival

Features: Cottage look with more steeply pitched roofs and ornamental half timbering

Example: John W. and Estelle M. Hoover House, 402 Sugar Ave.

12. Craftsman bungalow

Features: Front or corner porch under the roofline; low-pitched, gabled roof

Example: 311 Lemont St.

13. Chicago bungalow

Features: Narrower bungalow with gable facing the street

Example: Frank Kromryk House, 701 Sugar Ave.

14. Art deco

Features: Smooth walls; geometric forms; vertical emphasis

Example: Lemont Post Office, 42 Stephen St.

15. Moderne

Features: A late form of Art Deco with more curved walls and horizontal emphasis

Example: Moderne Residence, 13459 McCarthy Road

16. Modernist

Feature: Simple and linear

Example: Willys-Knight Dealership, 44 Stephen St.