18 th Century Housing Mrs. Wagner Fashion & Interior Design

Georgian Period Georgian Style – King of England – George I, II & III Characteristics Stories - Formal Symmetrical Design - Gable or Hip Roofs – roof with four sloped sides - Large windows with small panes - Pilasters – decorative flattened columns on each side of the doorway - Topped with a Pediment – triangular or arched decoration - Decorative panels in door

Cornice – decorative strip at the area where the roof and wall meet Central Chimney – or at each end Contrasting Materials – red brick with white trim Square or rectangular – wings were added Interior: - Plaster ceiling - Wood Paneling/wall paper - Fireplace with mantel – focus pt. - Central Staircase

Pediment & Pilasters Pilasters Pediment

Federal Period Finished American Revolution – turned away from English style Sought architectural styles that expressed America’s newly won freedom and independence Named federal after the new government 2 styles – Adam & Early Classical Revival Adam – borrowed from English but “Americanized” Early Classical – thoroughly American – but share many of the same characteristics

Adam Style Named after English architects James and Robert Adams – took Georgian features and combined with elements from Greece & Rome Features: - Rectangular Design – 1 or 2 stories – may have wings - Gable Roof - Decorative Cornice

Symmetrical Windows – many panes Fanlight – semicircular, round or oval window with fan-shaped panes of glass – is often above the door or in the pediment Decorative interiors – plaster and wood carvings in classical design on walls and ceilings Mantels decorative

Adam Style

Early Classical Revival Style Ancient Rome design Thomas Jefferson – architect, President, statesman & inventor Designed Monticello & buildings for University of Virginia Used for lots of government buildings Similar to Adams Style

Rectangular Shape – symmetrical windows Fanlight Portico – Tall, open porch, supported by columns over the front entrance – topped with a triangle pediment Porch may be built on foundation and extends to roof

Georgian Style

Adam Style

Early Classical Style

Roof Styles High/Low Pitched Gable - 18th - Immigrant - Georgian - Adam - 19 th - Greek Revival - Gothic Revival - Queen Anne - 20 th - Tudor - Craftsman - Contemporary - Chateausque - Ranch

Gambrel - 18 th – Immigrant - 19 th – Dutch - 20 th – Colonial Revival Hip - 18 th – Georgian & Early Classical - 19 th – Italianate - 20 th – Colonial Revival, Mission, Prairie, Craftsman, Ranch

Mansard - 19 th – Mansard Style Flat - 18 th – Immigrant - 19 th – Italian Renaissance - 20 th – International Contemporary