| Styles of Homes: The Colonial Period 1600–1820. Classical Revival 1770–1830. |
| Overview |
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Orientations of structure |
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| Refined |
Wood,
brick,
stucco,
stone |
Vertical |
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Entry porch (portico) dominating the front façade, and normally equaling it in height; porch roof usually supported by four simple columns; double-sash windows aligned vertically and horizontally in symmetrical rows.
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| Entrance Door |
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- Prominent fanlight over panel door
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| Garage Door |
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- Vertical orientation
- Fanlight over raised panels
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| Style Summary |
This is a relatively uncommon style found in isolated examples
throughout the areas settled by 1820. It is rare north of
Pennsylvania; most examples occur in the southern states,
particularly Virginia, where it had its most vocal champion in
Thomas Jefferson. A handful of houses in the style were built
in Virginia just before the Revolution, but most examples were
constructed between 1790 and 1830. By 1830 the subsequent
and more universally popular phase of classical revivalism,
the Greek Revival, had replaced Early Classical models even in
Virginia.
Excerpted from A Field Guide to American Houses, Virginia and
Lee McAlester, Alfred Knopf, New York, © 2000. |
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