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	Greek Revival - MSN Encarta
		Greek Revival, an architectural style incorporating Greek forms and modes, that superseded the English look of late Colonial Georgian architecture in America.
		Until the Greek Revival style took hold, American architecture was overwhelmingly influenced by the work of the English architect Sir Christopher Wren, who designed innovative buildings in a simplified Baroque style during the 17th century.
		The Greek Revival style was in vogue during the first half of the 19th century.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578360/Greek_Revival.html (86 words)

	Greek architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Architecture (building executed to an aesthetically design) was extinct in Greece from the of the Mycenaean period (about 1200 BC) until the 7th century when urban and prosperity recovered to a point where building could be undertaken.
		The Greeks understood the principles of masonry arch but made little use of it did not put domes on their buildings— these refinements were to the Romans.
		Greek towns needed at least one bouleuterion or council a large square building which served as a meeting place for the town council boule) and as a court house.
	www.freeglossary.com /Greek_architecture (1255 words)

	AllRefer.com - classic revival (Architecture) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The era was characterized by enthusiasm for classical antiquity and for archaeological knowledge, stimulated by the excavations of Roman remains at Pompeii and Herculaneum and by the commencement of archaeological investigation in Greece by James Stuart and Nicholas Revett in 1751.
		Stuart's garden temple in Greek Doric style (1758) at Hagley, England, was the first example of Greek revival design in Western Europe; but the utilization of Greek material was generally delayed until the latter part of the revival, while the earlier phase confined itself to Roman models.
		In America the Greek phase, known as neo-Grec or Greek revival, achieved its first expression, and an exceedingly influential one, in the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1799); it was designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe to imitate a Greek Ionic temple.
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	classic revival - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		The era was characterized by enthusiasm for classical antiquity and for archaeological knowledge, stimulated by the excavations of Roman remains at Pompeii and Herculaneum and by the commencement of archaeological investigation in Greece by James Stuart and Nicholas Revett in 1751.
		Stuart's garden temple in Greek Doric style (1758) at Hagley, England, was the first example of Greek revival design in Western Europe; but the utilization of Greek material was generally delayed until the latter part of the revival, while the earlier phase confined itself to Roman models.
		In America the Greek phase, known as neo-Grec or Greek revival, achieved its first expression, and an exceedingly influential one, in the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (1799); it was designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe to imitate a Greek Ionic temple.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-classicr.html (559 words)

	American Architecture - MSN Encarta
		These revivals occurred in part because of increasing academic study of architectural history, study that produced books illustrated with engravings and woodcuts.
		A Greek temple facade on 19th-century banks and commercial buildings was intended to convey the trustworthy principles and the stability of the business.
		The Greek Revival style soon received a challenge from the Gothic Revival, a romantic style of architecture that favored darkness and the suggested mystery of medieval times.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_461575773_3/American_Architecture.html (1652 words)

	Greek Revival architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Greek Revival was the last style in the development of Neoclassical architecture, which became fashionable in Europe from the late 18th century.
		Seen in its wider social context, Greek Revival architecture sounded a new note of sobriety and restraint in public buildings in Britain around 1800 as an assertion of nationalism attendant on the Act of Union, the Napoleonic wars, and the clamour for political reform.
		First-hand evidence of Greek architecture was of very little importance to the French, due to the influence of Marc-Antoine Laugier’s doctrines that sought to discern the principles of the Greeks instead of their mere practices.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_Revival_architecture (1652 words)

	19th-Century Adrian Architecture - Greek Revival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Greek Revival is a uniquely American style derived from the British Free Classic style, which is a blend of Renaissance and ancient Roman forms that were combined most famously in the United States Capital.
		The so-called “Greek Fever” that swept through America at that time was prompted in large part by the Greek War of Independence, which was fought between 1821 and 1829, freeing the Christian Greeks from almost four hundred years of Muslim domination by the Ottoman Turks.
		In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Greek Revival style evolved into what is commonly referred to as a “Michigan Farmhouse,” or a “front gable and wing,” which is a plain L-shaped two story white clapboard home with the main gable facing the street.
	www.adrianarchitecture.com /greek-revival.html (1154 words)

	Greek Architecture - Crystalinks
		Architecture (building executed to an aesthetically considered design) was extinct in Greece from the end of the Mycenaean period (about 1200 BC) until the 7th century, when urban life and prosperity recovered to a point where public building could be undertaken.
		These names were used by the Greeks themselves, and reflected their belief that the styles descended from the Dorian and Ionian Greeks of the Dark Ages, but this is unlikely to be true.
		In a customs house, Greek Doric suggested incorruptibility; in a Protestant church a Greek Doric porch promised a return to an untainted early church; it was equally appropriate for a library, a bank or a trustworthy public utility.
	www.crystalinks.com /greekarchitecture.html (2964 words)

	Architecture: Greek Revival
		Greeks did not use domes, nor did they build houses in what we call "temple form." Even in imperial Athens, the portico was reserved for public structures and the Parthenon shape for places of diffidence to the gods.
		The northern Greek Revival was Roman as well, but more modest and conscious of a cold climate, often drawing the portico back onto the face of the house as pilasters.
		The Finger Lakes Region of New York is the heartland of the American Greek Revival, extending westward along the band of Yankee emigration all the way to the St. Croix Valley between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
	www.americanforeignrelations.com /Am-Ar/Architecture-Greek-Revival.html (1256 words)

	Sag Harbor Architecture
		Greek Revival, which is similar to the Federal style, stressed simplicity and performance.
		The only temple front Greek Revival building in Sag Harbor, the museum is more severe in style with the embellished Corinthian columns and cornice crest of a lance and blubber spade design.
		A less austere example of Greek Revival architecture is the L'Hommedieu House (circa 1840), located on the south corner of Bayview and Main Streets.
	www.sagharborchamber.com /architecture.htm (793 words)

	Architecture of Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Architecture was not recognized as a profession in America until the construction began for the U.
		McMurtry combined Greek Revival with Gothic on the Catholic Church of Saint Peter (1837) that stood on North Limestone before it was demolished in 1930.
		This combination of Greek Revival with pointed windows and doors and Gothic spire was unusual, but shows that English influences, such as the Gothic Revival, were on their way to Kentucky.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/lexington/architecture.htm (1536 words)

	Free Essay Analysis of Important Themes in Greek Architecture
		Greek architecture begins with the simple houses of the Dark Age and culminates in the monumental temples of the Classical period and the elaborately planned cities and sanctuaries of the Hellenistic period.
		Greek architects of the Archaic and Classical periods used these materials to develop a limited range of building types, each of which served a fixed purpose—religious, civic, domestic, funerary, or recreational.
		The Lefkandi hero-shrine is the first monumental structure in the history of Greek architecture, and testifies to the surprising capabilities of Dark Age builders.
	www.echeat.com /essay.php?t=29771 (3319 words)

	Southern Accents: First Impressions
		From the classical revival of the Renaissance and Enlightenment emerged Georgian architecture, exemplified by Georgian doors, which, according to Martz, have a "solid, stocky, dignified pageantry that is unique to Roman public architecture."
		Greek Revival doors were recessed, as opposed to the Georgian doors that projected from the house, and the Federal fanlight details disappeared.
		Though often spare, Greek Revival doors are not without ornamentation, showing off Greek-key fretwork, acanthus leaves, and palmettes.
	www.southernaccents.com /accents/homes/architecture/article/0,14743,1535622,00.html (750 words)

	Architecture of Elsah, Illinois Index
		The Greek Revival Style in America did not originate in New England nor was it more popular in the northeast than in other regional areas.
		In Elsah, the small Greek Revival cottages were perfectly suited for Mansardic modernization because of teh new roof profile could literally double the size of small homes.
		The style's development marks another important shift in the patterns of American architecture because it was the first post-Civil War style to break from the studied motifs of the Greek and Gothic Revivals.
	www.elsah.org /architecture.html (2820 words)

	In the Greek Revival Style >> 1833-1842: Built with Elegance & Taste >> Pillars of Power
		Greek Revival marked one of the first architectural innovations of the fledgling American republic.
		The movement drew its inspiration, in large part, from the architectural tinkering of Thomas Jefferson, who felt Greek elements imparted a sense of antiquity and immortality to the public landmarks of America's experiment in democracy.
		The Bank of Pennsylvania, designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, is an important early example of Greek Revival architecture in the United States.
	www.oldstatehouse.com /exhibits/permanent/pillars-of-power/1833-1842/greek-revival-style (271 words)

	Antique American Archetecture-Greek Revival Style
		The Greek War of Independence from the Turks recalled the American Revolution and the architectural discoveries of the period sparked an interest in classical architecture.
		The model for Greek Revival architecture was the ancient Greek temple, in which a series of columns supported by a horizontal superstructure called an entablature, of triangular pediment.
		The most enduring legacy of the Greek Revival style is the gable-front 19th century farmhouse, often ornamented by only a flat pilaster column doorway or corners.
	www.realviews.com /homes/cohgr.html (474 words)

	The Stylistic Evolution of the American Front Porch
		Greek Revival architecture grew out of political and archaeological origins in the early 1800's.
		Yet, in many Greek Revival houses a sitting porch was added to the second story, with the columns serving as porch posts.
		Gothic Revival architecture, inspired by the architectural influences of Andrew Jackson Downing and Alexander Jackson Davis, first introduced American architecture to the importance and necessity of a front porch.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~CLASS/am483_97/projects/cook/style.htm (872 words)

	ARCHITECTURE
		This style was contemporary with the Greek Revival and played a significant part in the romantic movement of the early nineteenth century.
		Strickland, an outstanding exponent of the Greek Revival in America acquired his architectural training under the renowned Benjamin Latrobe In 1836 Strickland had been one of the organizers and the first president of the American Institution of Architects, the organization which anticipated the later founding (1857) of the American Institute of Architects.
		The future architecture of the Tennessee Valley is indicated by the city of Norris, where a new standard for rural existence is being set.
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	Old-House Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		From the 1820s until the Civil War, Greek Revival was a one-style-fits-all building design choice of rich and poor, in town and country, North and South, from the Atlantic Ocean to the new Midwest and around the Cape to California.
		The most familiar characteristic of the Greek Revival roofline, however, was a deep frieze, often undecorated except perhaps for a row of the distinctive Greek triglyph and metope ornament.
		The Greek Revival was, as its early proponents claimed, America's first truly national style, and it dominated the era of Manifest Destiny.
	www.oldhousejournal.com /magazine/2003/february/greek_revival.shtml (1241 words)

	Greek Revival
		This webpage was created for the purpose of defining the role of Greek Revival architecture in the state of Arkansas, as well as in American History.
		Greek Revival style was introduced into the United States at the end of the 18th century.
		The death of Greek Revival architecture was gradual and regional.
	asms.k12.ar.us /armem/99-00/coffmanc/GREEK4.HTM (412 words)

	Free Essay Greek Architecture Essay
		The architecture of ancient Greece is represented by buildings in the sanctuaries and cities of mainland Greece, the Aegean islands, southern Italy and Sicily, and the Ionian coast of Turkey.
		Monumental Greek architecture began in the archaic period, flourished through the classical and Hellenistic periods, and saw the first of many revivals during the Roman Empire.
		The architectural orders, Doric on the mainland and Ionic in the eastern Aegean, were developed in the archaic temples, and their lasting example tended to make Greek architecture conservative toward changes in design or in building technology.
	www.echeat.com /essay.php?t=25206 (1209 words)

	Profiles In Concrete
		Greek Revival architecture began with public buildings in Philadelphia.
		With its classic clapboard exterior and bold, simple lines, Greek Revival architecture became the most predominant housing style in the United States.
		However, front-gable design -- a trademark of the Greek Revival style -- continued to influence the shape of American houses well into the 20th century.
	www.profilesinconcrete.com /home.php?pag=a7_greek (249 words)

	Spanning the Gap, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Architecture today is a potpourri of components - many old, time-proven methods of design, and other new, technology-influenced techniques.
		The Greek Revival movement was derived from architecture that graced the ancient temples along the Mediterranean thousands of miles away.
		And while Greek Revival is not the chosen style for every building type, no one can deny the association the style has had with civilizations of the ancient past, or that it is an inspiring symbol of democracy, power, and the harmony between natural and man-made beauty.
	www.nps.gov /dewa/InDepth/Spannin2/stgGREEK.html (880 words)

	Greek Revival Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Greek revival architecture originated from the Aegean civilization on the island of Crete in 1400bc.
		Greek architecture typically incorporates massive masonry, large pillars, and astonishing stone work.
		Greek architecture is found a few places through Lewisburg.
	members.tripod.com /~A_C_3/GR.HTM (82 words)

	Architecture \| Visual arts, architecture & Arkansas museums preserve Arkansas heritage
		The building is a fine example of the classic Greek Revival style, popular during the early 1800s.
		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.
		The inside also reflected Greek Revival elements: the patera on the door corners, faux graining of the wood and faux marbling of the fireplaces.
	www.arkansasheritage.com /visual_arts/architecture (760 words)

	Greek Revival Architecture
		To Jefferson architecture was a form of visual education in support of democratic ideal.
		The Greek Revival movement becomes widely accepted throughout the early U.S. as a symbol of the new democracy.
		Alexandria, VA. Greek Revival entryway with broken pediment and fluted columns.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~twp/architecture/greek (467 words)

	Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Houses with narrow frames, high elevation, a central hall plan, massive chimmneys,and often a rear wing are an example of piedmont architecture.
		Revival style based on English and French architecture from the 12th to 15th centuries.
		Victorian architecture was popular during 1825 though the 1900's.
	www.orange.k12.nc.us /instruction/technology/county_history/Architecture.html (181 words)

	Oberlin College Library - 2005 Clarence Ward Exhibition and Birthday Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The abiding questions of architectural theory from the Renaissance onwards concerned a quest for truth and absolute, universal beauty in the monuments of classical antiquity as a method for elucidating the possibilities of recreation in contemporary works of architecture.
		As the 'scientific' tradition of architectural archaeology advanced chronologically from Desgodets, it also radiated outwards from the well known and repeatedly discussed ruins of Rome to other, less-known sites away from the cultural capitals of classical antiquity.
		Since Palladio's time, his imitation of Roman architecture, based as it was in the country villa, maintained a sure grip on standard architectural tastes in Britain.
	www.oberlin.edu /library/art/birthday/2005/greek_revival.html (275 words)

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