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Hampton Mansion: the former largest home in America was the home to 7 generations of the Ridgely family in Towson, Maryland; Homewood: the historical 1800 Federal-style house of Charles Carroll Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland; Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
The architecture of the United States demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles and built forms over the country's history of over two centuries of independence and former Spanish, French, Dutch and British rule. Architecture in the United States has been shaped by many internal and external factors and regional distinctions.
Included among civil architecture are palaces, houses and marketplaces. Palaces were grand structures that housed local rulers and displayed a high level of opulence. Homes for both the nobility and common people were constructed from clay and stones. Noble homes were typically large, while commoners' houses were smaller.
This is a list of the 100+ largest extant and historic houses in the United States, ordered by area of the main house. The list includes houses that have been demolished, houses that are currently under construction, and buildings that are not currently, but were previously used as private homes. [1]
10 That Changed America is a series of television documentary films about the history of architecture and urban planning produced by US public service broadcaster PBS member station WTTW from 2013 to 2018. The series is presented by Geoffrey Baer and produced by Dan Protess. [1]
America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
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Edwardian architecture in North America (2 C) R. 20th-century religious buildings and structures in North America (4 C) This page was last ...