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		The Federal style of architecture, employed in many of the public structures erected between 1776 and 1820 can be seen as an Americanization of the classical architecture which preceeded it in Europe and the colonies.
		Jefferson felt the republican style of the Romans in particular to be appropriate for the new American republic.
		Architecture being one of the fine arts, and as such within the department of a professor of the college, according to the new arrangement, perhaps a spark may fall on some young subjects of natural taste, kindle up their genius, and produce a reformation in this elegant and useful art.
	hester.nscc.mass.edu /architecture/federalist (1091 words)

	Federal architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Federal style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815.
		Federal style takes influence from the Georgian Neoclassical style, but differed in its use of plainer surfaces with attenuated detail; it was most influenced by the Adam style, an interpretation of Ancient Roman architecture fashionable after the unearthing of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
		The American eagle was a common symbol used in this style, with the ellipse a frequent architectural motif.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Federal_style_architecture (207 words)

	Architectural Styles
		Federal (1790-c.1820) In the period just before and after the Revolutionary War, when many Americans still looked to England for cultural leadership, the Federal style of architecture was commonly used in domestic as well as public architecture.
		This style, also called Adamesque, was first popularized in England a few decades earlier by architect/decorator Robert Adam, and is often thought of as a refinement of the earlier Georgian Revival style of architecture.
		This style of architecture is also characterized by imaginative towers, turrets and dormers, as well as a new use of terra-cotta, especially in cast panels and in column capitals.
	www.wvculture.org /shpo/ch/styles.html (1845 words)

	Federal Architecture
		This Federal style of architecture, employed in many of the public structures erected between 1776 and 1820 can be seen as an Americanization of the classical architecture which preceded it in Europe and the colonies.
		Federal is thus considered an American style, as distinct from the (Colonial) Georgian style which preceded it.
		Federal houses resemble English "Adam" houses (named for the brothers Adam, Scottish architects and designers of interiors and furniture) from which they are stylistically descended.
	www.eastendrealtor.com /houses/WadingRiverRanch/Architecture.htm (1255 words)

	Coleman-Hollister House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Federal Style was the first truly American form of architecture, developed during this country's founding decades.
		Federal Style homes were often commissioned by the wealthiest people and located in prosperous commercial areas.
		In 1796, William Coleman, a Greenfield lawyer, commissioned young journeyman architect Asher Benjamin to construct him "a house worthy of its view." It was to be located on a plateau with a magnificent view of the Pocumtuck Hills and the valley of the Green River.
	memorialhall.mass.edu /activities/architecture/coleman.html (721 words)

	Monticello - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Federal Style, architecture period when Monticello was designed
		Federal Style, in architecture, the dominant phase of formal neoclassicism in the United States, reaching its peak in the New England and Middle...
		Greek-inspired architecture in England is exemplified by such constructions as the Bank of England rotunda (1796) by Sir John Soane and the British...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Monticello.html (115 words)

	Architecture
		In fact, the range of our architecture is broad, of many styles and periods, eclectic, and as several owners lived in the same house, maintained and "updated" it, many changes over the years on a given house have enhanced the appearance of the house and maintained the integrity of the original style or did not.
		This is an overview with a focus on the old styles in the center of town and in the farm architecture throughout town.
		Perhaps the most beautiful Federal doorway in Hollis is at “the Gatehouse” with a delicate fanlight, and a portico with Ionic columns flanking the entrance on Broad Street.
	www.hollis.nh.us /windowsonhollispast/architecture/houses.html (8747 words)

	Massachusetts Historic Architecture
		The massive size of a federal style building, combined with its simplicity, creates a feeling of restrained elegance which was very attractive to the Quakers of the New Bedford area.
		When comparing the Gothic architecture of the Middle Ages, from the 12th century to the 15th century, the fundamental difference is that the Gothic Revival Style is strictly concerned with the architectural features, rather than trying to recreate a Gothic building.
		Queen Anne style is identified by steeply pitched slate roofs, irregular shape, front facing gables, patterned shingles (often called fish scales), cut-away bay windows with large panes one over one with the upper panel having smaller set in panes, partial or full width porch, some with spindlework ornamentation, patterned masonry, towers, and surging chimneys.
	www.oldedartmouth.com /architecture.html (830 words)

	Historic Doors \| Design & Construction \| Resources \| Glossary
		A style popular in American architecture around 1790-1830, that was based on the use of Roman forms and distinguished by its simplicity and purity of design.
		A style of architecture typical of Oxford and Cambridge colleges in England, and adapted by many American colleges and universities in the late 19th and early 20th century.
		An architectural style found in America in the 19th century that drew its inspiration from the Gothic style architecture, especially cathedrals, prevalent in Western Europe in the High Middle Ages.
	www.historicdoors.com /glossary.html (1786 words)

	The Colgate Scene - September 1997 - Village Architecture
		Pevsner’s view of architecture as "the art of the establishment" (churches and palaces are never cheap) was shared by most architectural historians.
		They associated historic architectural styles with cultural values: the architecture of fifth-century B.C. Greece symbolized their democratic aspirations and the Gothic style of thirteenth-century Europe echoed their fascination with the picturesqueness of the Middle Ages.
		The residences at 52 Maple and 70 Broad St. are the village’s best examples this style, but a number of older houses, such as the Federal style residence next to the Hamilton Public Library, were given a mansard roof so that the owners could have an extra story.
	www4.colgate.edu /scene/sept1997/architecture.html (1552 words)

	Architecture of Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Gradually replacing the Federal style during the first quarter of the 19th century, Greek Revival becomes the new national style, ever present on public buildings such as churches, schools, and government buildings.
		While the Renaissance Revival style was beginning in upstate New York by the 1840s, local builders chose the less formalized Italian villa style (Italianate) that related to the agrarian lifestyle of Kentucky.
		Architecture was not recognized as a profession in America until the construction began for the U.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/lexington/architecture.htm (1536 words)

	Old Courthouse Architecture :: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
		The original courthouse was constructed of brick in the Federal style of architecture and completed in 1828.
		The new dome was of wrought and cast iron with a copper exterior in an Italian Renaissance style.
		In 1861, the Federal government was constructing a similarly styled dome for the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Both domes were modeled after the dome in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
	www.nps.gov /jeff/courthouse_architecture.html (639 words)

	Architecture Guide: Federal
		Ubiquitous up and down the East Coast, Federal-style architecture dates from the late 1700s and coincided with a reawakening of interest in classical Greek and Roman culture.
		The style that emerged resembles Georgian, but is more delicate and more formal.
		An exclusive column devoted to teaching you about residential architecture styles and trends.
	www.realtor.org /rmo/architecture_guide/federal.html (109 words)

	Boston Massachusetts (MA) architectural styles of houses and homes
		For those interested in the study of architectural styles, Boston ranks as one of the top cities to view one of the most impressive collections of architecture in the country.
		Tudor—This architecture was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and continues to be a mainstay in suburbs across the United States.
		A subtype of the Tudor Revival style is the Cotswold Cottage.
	www.dwellings.com /gailhouse/boston-architecture.html (881 words)

	Federal Style - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Federal Style - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Federal Style, in architecture and furniture, the dominant phase of formal Neo-Classicism in the United States.
		In colonial North America, the influence of the Georgian style is evident in very few buildings before the American War of Independence.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Federal_Style.html (110 words)

	Federal Style Of Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		They add a federal style of architecture of originality to a couple's special day and are immensely popular with wedding guests and newlyweds alike.
		In addition to mountain grown pears and apples, peaches and nectarines are cultivated at the 3,000-foot level and are harvested bedford fall foliage the peak of their ripeness.
		Whatever the page federal style of architecture is chosen, the thought can be pondered upon in terms of the reader's own experiences, or serve as a guide for the future.
	streamset.biggalaxy.info /federal-style-of-architecture.html (1789 words)

	RCHS: Architectural Styles
		The style was preceded in the American colonies by the Georgian style which exhibited many of the same details but had a more heavy, medieval form.
		The Federal style is named for the political period of its popularity, but is also known as the "Adamesque" after the Adams brothers, British architects who studied the classical buildings of Italy and popularized the style in England.
		Federal details are delicate and found at the door, windows, and cornice line.
	www.rchsonline.org /ar_fed2.htm (443 words)

	The Architecture of Decatur House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The architecture of this period was intended to serve as a symbolic testament to the ideals adopted by the nation's elite during the early years of the American republic.
		As a national hero who had social, and perhaps political, aspirations in the new capital city, Stephen Decatur wanted the architectural stylings of his home to express his own dedication to these ideals.
		As the country's leading architect, and one of the largest proponents of the Federal style, Latrobe was the ideal candidate to design Decatur's home.
	www.decaturhouse.org /museum/architecture.htm (120 words)

	Sag Harbor Architecture
		American Federal was seen in small cottages such as the Jared-Wade home on the corner of Union and Madison Streets (circa 1797), as well as larger structures like the Custom House (circa 1789), at Garden and Main Streets.
		There is a sense of harmony in these Federal homes, from the proportion and line in the arrangement of their windows, to the characteristic fan shaped transoms above the doorways.
		In opposition to the rigid, symmetrical style, the Gothic homes (circa 1845-1855) are characterized by their pointed arched windows and doorways and barge boards dripping from the roof lines.
	www.sagharborchamber.com /architecture.htm (793 words)

	Federal Reserve Board: Touring the Board
		In 1935 the Federal Reserve Board decided to consolidate its growing staff in a new building, to be sited on Constitution Avenue and designed according to the results of an invited, juried competition.
		The École des Beaux-Arts movement in architecture, which was grounded in the study of Greek and Roman architectural traditions, called for the interrelationship of all the arts.
		Samuel Yellin (1885-1940), the noted wrought-iron craftsman from Philadelphia, designed and executed the balustrades for the atrium stairs, the railing for the second-floor gallery surrounding the atrium, the gates for the passageway from the gallery to the corridor lined by the Board Room and Governors' offices, and a pair of elevator doors.
	www.federalreserve.gov /generalinfo/virtualtour/architecture.cfm (1597 words)

	Education World® - *Arts & Humanities : Design : Architecture : Periods & Styles : Federal / Jeffersonian
		American House Styles Federal Old House Journal introduces the elements of this Neoclassical architectural style, including both historic and contemporary examples.
		Federal We Are What We Build Architectural project outlines the basic features of this neoclassical style.
		Salem Massachusetts Federal Period Architecture Learn about the defining elements of Federal style architecture with this guide to 17th and 18th century New England architecture.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=12513 (318 words)

	artSparx Store - Artisits Books - Interior Style
		Federal Style Patterns 1780-1820 is a single-source book of pattern drawings illustrating the form, character, scale, and proportion of Federal Style ornament and detail built in New England primarily from 1780 to 1820.
		Written by one of Britain's most respected architectural authorities, this celebration of architectural design is a fully illustrated introduction to the diverse architecture of the Georgian period (1714-1830).
		Whether that style is the mid-century modern of Corbusier and the Eameses, or the cross-cultural awareness of the sixties, or the Pop Art and plastic of the seventies, Ranch House Style offers inspiration and instruction on re-creating these looks in your own home.
	www.artsparx.com /store_bookstyle.asp (2122 words)

	federal - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Federalism, also referred to as federal government, a national or international political system in which two levels of government control the same...
		Distrito Federal (Mexico), political entity in central Mexico, seat of the country's federal government.
		- central: relating to a political unit established on a federal basis, especially its central...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /federal.html (169 words)

	Historic Styles \| Federal/Adam
		The Federal, or Adam, style dominated the American architectural landscape from roughly 1780 to 1840, having evolved from Georgian, the principal design language of the colonial period.
		Indeed, many historians today think of the Federal style as merely a refinement of the Georgian style, a view easily justified by a close comparison of the two.
		In general, the term "Federal" connotes that period in American history when our Federal system of governance was being developed and honed.
	www.wentworthstudio.com /histstyles/federal.html (1123 words)

	Federal-style Architecture
		Known as Federal because the style flowered in early decades of U.S. Basically, Georgian style with Adamesque enhancements.
		Federal building with Greek-revival portico and federal-style oval room, in this case, the famous "Oval Office".
		The saving of this house from demolition in 1955 by a group of women is what started the Historic Savannah Foundation, the primary group responsible for Savannah's historic preservation efforts since then.
	www2.nau.edu /~twp/architecture/federal (326 words)

	Federal
		The Federal period of architecture (1790-1820) is so called because its birth and the birth of our nation were more or less simultaneous.
		Gable is the attic area of the federal building.
		The door of a Federal building may be crowned by an entablature.
	www.midtel.net /~mcselem/architecture/federal.htm (161 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Virginia's Executive Mansion Restored - 2001.0808
		The mansion is an outstanding example of Federal style architecture, and after its recent restoration, it demonstrates that an historic house can be improved by sensitive additions.
		By contrast, the Virginia governor's house is almost delicate with its swag panels, foliated capitals atop the porch columns, and leaded glass side and transom lights framing the main entrance.
		Granted, Parris was designing a house in Richmond and a commercial structure in Boston, but the former conveys the lightness of the Federal style while the latter conveys the solidity of the classical revival.
	www.architectureweek.com /2001/0808/culture_3-1.html (302 words)

	Architecture \| Visual arts, architecture & Arkansas museums preserve Arkansas heritage
		The Hornibrook House (1888) in Little Rock, now The Empress Bed and Breakfast, is the best example of ornate Victorian architecture in Arkansas and is the most important existing example of Gothic Queen Anne style in the region.
		Sevier secured a federal donation of public lands which were sold to finance construction.
		Originally, the State House was three separate buildings: the west building for the executive branch, the central block for the legislative branch and the east wing housed the judicial officials.
	www.arkansasheritage.com /visual_arts/architecture (760 words)

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