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This paper examines the concept of revival architecture in the United States between 1820 and 1860. The style of architecture used was based on that used in ancient Greece, and the paper describes what the various styles were and the impact of revival architecture had on 20th century buildings as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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practicality than on style, following mainly the so-called "Federalist" style that had been so popular in Great Britain. Part of the reason for this was that during the first 50
years of the nations creation, there was little time to delve into the building arts and explore what could be done to structures. However, as the 19th century got underway,
things began to change. People began to pay more attention to their homes and dwellings, and as a result, more definitive architectural styles were born. One of the more well-known
styles of this period was the so-called "revival" style, which focused mainly on simple elegance as opposed to the showy and overembellished neoclassical and rococo styles that had been so
popular, particularly in Europe and throughout England. This paper will describe, in some detail what, exactly, the Greek revival style involved and explain the stylistic features of this particular architecture.
The paper will also tie the revival style to some of the buildings that one sees even in this day and age.
The Greek revival style actually began and took off during the 1830s, and became so popular it was commonly referred to as the "National Style" (Sperduto and DellAquilo 103). The
"National Style" got its start - and finally ended during the latter part of the 19th century - in Philadelphia (Pollock, 2002).
At this time, nineteenth century Americans fell in love with all things Greek, including the art and architecture (Pollock, 2002). In its simplest form, the Greek revival style focused on
the relics and temples of ancient Greece, which was, of course, considered the ". . . mother of all democracies" (Sperduto and DellAquilo 103). An amusing aside of this period
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