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"Colonial Revival (1870-1950) - An architectural style characterized by: a balanced façade; the
use of decorative door crowns and pediments, sidelights, fanlights, and porticos to emphasize
the front entrance; double hung windows with multiple panes in one or both sashes; and
frequent use of stringcourses or decorative cornices." 1507
Ecole des Beaux-Arts - Paris' School of Fine Arts, which taught French classical theories of
architecture.
"What was the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Beaux-Arts? It was nothing more than the state
school, located in Paris, for the training of painters, sculptors, architects and medallists. It
consisted of ateliers (studios) headed by eminent professionals. The French government
provided the facilities, which included a large library, a collection of casts (most of ancient
sculpture and architectural ornament), copies of great murals (such as some of those of
Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel)." 1508
Federal - an American style based on the English Adamesque and popular between circa 1780
and 1820. Emphasis in design was on verticality, thinner moldings were commonplace, and
window sash most often contained 6-over-6 lights. Other characteristics included low dadoes
around rooms, delicate sidelight and fanlight tracery, and a third story with squatter window
openings.
"In the U.S.A., the Classic Revival style, from ca. 1790 to 1830." 1509
"Federal, Adam (1780-1830) - An architectural style characterized by: overall symmetry, semicircular
or elliptical fanlight over a six-panel front door, elaborate door trim (including columns
or pilasters), decorated (often denticulated) cornice, six-paned double hung windows arranged
most often in five bays, and slender end chimneys." 1510
Federal Revival - an American style similar to the Colonial Revival, except that only elements
and details from the American Federal period were employed. (See Georgian/Federal Revival.)
François I er (Premier) Style - "The culmination of the early phase of French Renaissance
architecture named after Francis I (1515-1547), merging Gothic elements with the full use of
Italian decoration." 1511
French Renaissance - see François I er (Premier) Style.
French Second Empire - also known as the Mansard style, it was categorized by its doublepitched
roofs, with a steeply-pitched lower slope incorporating the upper story of the structure,
and a low-pitched slope or flat upper segment. This style was popular in America circa 1870.
"Second Empire style in the U.S.A. - A stylistic designation named after the French Second
Empire of Napoleon III (1852-1870), but referring to grand eclectic architecture in the U.S.A.,
1507
Phillips, 51.
1508
Gillon and Reed, viii.
1509
Harris, 210.
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Phillips, 73-4.
1511
Harris, 230.
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