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Federal-style architecture is the name for the classical architecture built in the United States following the American Revolution between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815, which was influenced heavily by the works of Andrea Palladio with several innovations on Palladian architecture by Thomas Jefferson and his contemporaries.
By Steele Marcoux Federal home design style comes with another confusing name. In design, the word "federal" simply indicates the time period (1780–1820) when the style, known among architecture ...
In the 1780s the Federal style of architecture began to diverge bit-by-bit from the Georgian style and became a uniquely American genre. At the time of the War of Independence , houses stretched out along a strictly rectangular plan, adopting curved lines and favoring decorative details such as garlands and urns.
Cyril and Methodius Church (1857) in the Romanesque Revival style and Christ Church Cathedral (completed in 1867, designed in 1859) in the Gothic Revival style. Only a few civic buildings were constructed during the early 19th century. The original St. Louis courthouse was built in 1826 and featured a Federal-style stone facade with a rounded ...
The Seabury Tredwell House has a Federal-style facade and a Greek Revival interior, though sources disagree on which style is more predominant. [ 10 ] [ 105 ] Huxtable and Town & Country magazine described the Greek Revival style as being more prominent, particularly inside the house, [ 59 ] [ 74 ] and Diamonstein-Spielvogel and journalist ...
The Samuel McIntire Historic District was established in 1981, incorporating two previously established districts, Chestnut Street Historic District (1971) and Federal Street Area Historic District (1976) and adding some 249 structures on upper Essex, Broad, and Warren Streets, Dalton Parkway, and various streets in between.
The original federal style facade has seen the later addition of a Greek Revival portico. Urquhart House: Huntsville: 1813 House Tied with Poplar Grove as third oldest building in the state. Vacant. [6] 199 Routt Rd, Toney, Alabama, 35773 Perkins-Winston House: Huntsville: 1815 House Early Huntsville home. [7] William Reed House: Birmingham ...
Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick Federal style house which is located in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was formerly owned by the 15th president of the United States, James Buchanan. The house was constructed in 1828 by William Jenkins, a local lawyer.