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The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the architectural traditions of their colonial past. Fairly small numbers of Colonial Revival homes were built –1910, a period when Queen Anne-style architecture was dominant in the United States. From 1910–1930, the Colonial Revival movement was ascendant, with about 40% of U.S. homes built in the Colonial Revival style. In the immediate post-war period (–early 1960s), Colonial Revival homes continued to be constructed, but in simplified form. In the present day, many New Traditional homes draw from Colonial Revival styles.
Although associated with the architectural movement, "Colonial Revival" also refers to
File:Robinson Hall at LA Tech IMG 3763.JPG, Historic Robinson Hall on the Louisiana Tech University campus in Ruston,
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the architectural traditions of their colonial past. Fairly small numbers of Colonial Revival homes were built –1910, a period when Queen Anne-style architecture was dominant in the United States. From 1910–1930, the Colonial Revival movement was ascendant, with about 40% of U.S. homes built in the Colonial Revival style. In the immediate post-war period (–early 1960s), Colonial Revival homes continued to be constructed, but in simplified form. In the present day, many New Traditional homes draw from Colonial Revival styles.
Although associated with the architectural movement, "Colonial Revival" also refers to historic preservation
Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance. It is a philos ...
, landscape architecture and garden design, and decorative arts movements that emulate or draw inspiration from colonial forms.
Characteristics
While the dominant influences in Colonial Revival style are Georgian and Federal architecture, Colonial Revival homes also draw, to a lesser extent, from the Dutch Colonial style and post-medieval English styles. Colonial Revival homes are often eclectic in style, combining aspects from several of these previous styles. Since Colonial Revival architecture pulls structural and decorative elements from other styles, there is not one single combination of elements that defines the style. However, some commonly found characteristics of Colonial Revival buildings include: * Gabled, hipped, or gambrel roofs * Broken pediments * Symmetrical facades * Double hung windows and shutters * Fanlights and sidelights Cyril M. Harris's ''American Architecture: An Illustrated Book'' noted that "Colonial Revival houses are usually the result of a rather free interpretation of their prototypes; they tend to be larger, may differ significantly from the houses they seek to emulate, and often exaggerate architectural details."Gallery
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, is named for the second president of the institution, William Claiborne Robinson
File:Hyattsville PO Nov 08.JPG, Colonial Revival post office in Hyattsville, Maryland
File:Henry M. Jackson's Home-1.jpg, Colonial Revival home of Henry M. Jackson in Everett, Washington
File:UD North Green.JPG, Brown and Sypherd Residence Halls, University of Delaware. Much of the central campus is built in Colonial Revival style.
File:16 24 062 little white house.jpg, The Little White House, Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal retreat near Warm Springs, GA
File:Town Hall Lawn.jpg, Mount Kisco Village Hall
File:Former Post Office, Manchester CT.jpg, Weiss Center, a town-owned facility in Manchester, Connecticut, was a former post office. It is made of brick with limestone trim and contains a portico.
File:Robert A. Stranahan residence, exterior views, 2019 - DPLA - 00fd9309adad9c0eda449b55e3b2b491 (page 1).jpg, The Robert Stranahan residence in Toledo, Ohio
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, now a part of Wildwood Preserve Metropark
File:FSHS front.jpg, Fairmont Senior High School, a public secondary school in Fairmont, West Virginia
File:2016 Brooklyn College Library.jpg, The Brooklyn College Library, designed by architect Randolph Evans
See also
* Colonial Revival garden * Dutch Colonial Revival architecture * Mission Revival Style architecture *New Classical architecture
New Classical architecture, also known as New Classicism or Contemporary Classical architecture, is a Contemporary architecture, contemporary movement that builds upon the principles of Classical architecture. It is sometimes considered the mode ...
* Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
* Wallace Nutting
* Colonial Williamsburg
Further reading
* Alan Axelrod, ed. ''The Colonial Revival in America.'' New York: W.W. Norton, 1985. * William Butler, ''Another City Upon a Hill: Litchfield, Connecticut, and the Colonial Revival'' * Karal Ann Marling, ''George Washington Slept Here: Colonial Revivals and American Culture, 1876–1986'', 1988. * Richard Guy Wilson and Noah Sheldon, ''The Colonial Revival House'', 2004. * Richard Guy Wilson, Shaun Eyring and Kenny Marotta, ''Re-creating the American Past: Essays on the Colonial Revival'', 2006.References
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