Bold, simple shapes and round arches are the main architectural elements. Decorative details are usually small, hidden and floral in inspiration. In LaPorte County, Trinity Episcopal Church in Michigan City and the LaPorte County Courthouse are the best examples of this handsome style. Family mausoleums and tombstones were often done in Romanesque style during this period. Characterized by the complimenting of a building design to the site, buildings in this style are also noted for their absence of classical or historical details.
Most buildings are low and horizontal in feeling with groups of windows at the corners.
There are several homes designed by John Lloyd Wright in Long Beach, including the Long Beach Grade School.