Federal period in American architecture

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architectural style historical period in architecture

The Federal period in American architecture was a late 18th- to early 19th-century style characterized by refined classical details, symmetry, and elegant proportions that reflected the young United States’ aspirations and influence from European Neoclassicism.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style ⓘ historical period in architecture ⓘ
architecturalStyleOf	domestic buildings ⓘ institutional buildings ⓘ public buildings ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
doorType	paneled wood door ⓘ
endTime	early 19th century ⓘ
façadeFeature	centered main entrance ⓘ decorative crown or entablature over the door ⓘ stringcourses separating stories ⓘ
follows	Georgian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Palladian windows NERFINISHED ⓘ balanced facades ⓘ classical door surrounds ⓘ delicate mantelpieces ⓘ delicate ornamentation ⓘ elegant proportions ⓘ elliptical fanlights ⓘ emphasis on verticality in proportions ⓘ fanlights over doors ⓘ lightness compared to Georgian architecture ⓘ low-relief classical ornament ⓘ modest exterior decoration ⓘ oval rooms and spaces ⓘ rectangular massing ⓘ refined classical details ⓘ refined interior woodwork ⓘ semi-elliptical fanlights ⓘ side-gabled or low-hipped roofs ⓘ sidelights flanking entry doors ⓘ stringcourses and belt courses ⓘ swags and garlands ⓘ symmetry ⓘ thin muntins in window sash ⓘ urn motifs ⓘ use of geometric shapes in plan ⓘ
hasNotableExample	Hamilton Hall in Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts State House NERFINISHED ⓘ Octagon House in Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Telfair Academy in Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ The White House NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Capitol early phases ⓘ
hasNotableRegion	Mid-Atlantic states NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern port cities ⓘ
influenced	Greek Revival architecture in the United States ⓘ later American Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
influencedBy	European Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ James Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoclassicism NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Greek architecture ⓘ classical Roman architecture ⓘ
ornamentationStyle	Adamesque decorative details ⓘ low-relief classical motifs ⓘ
overlapsWith	Adamesque style ⓘ
partOf	Early Republic era in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
reflects	aspirations of the early United States ⓘ desire for cultural independence from Britain ⓘ republican ideals ⓘ
roofType	hipped roof ⓘ side-gabled roof ⓘ
startTime	late 18th century ⓘ
typicalMaterial	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
usedFor	churches ⓘ commercial buildings ⓘ courthouses ⓘ government buildings ⓘ houses ⓘ townhouses ⓘ
windowPattern	symmetrical window arrangement ⓘ
windowType	double-hung sash window ⓘ

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