Greek Revival architecture

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architectural style historic style

Greek Revival architecture is a 19th-century style that emulates the forms and details of ancient Greek temples, characterized by features such as tall columns, pediments, and strong symmetrical proportions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Greek Revival 116
Greek Revival architecture canonical 89
Greek Revival (Arlington House) 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
historic style ⓘ
countryOfPrevalence Canada ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endTime late 19th century ⓘ
flourishedIn early 19th century ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ
followedBy Italianate architecture ⓘ
Victorian architecture ⓘ
follows Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
surface form: Federal architecture

Georgian architecture ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
surface form: Hellenic Revival
hasCharacteristic Greek key and anthemion ornament ⓘ
emphasis on columns and entablature ⓘ
entry porches with columns ⓘ
gabled roofs ⓘ
heavy cornices ⓘ
rectangular floor plans ⓘ
simple bold moldings ⓘ
strong symmetrical proportions ⓘ
symmetrical facades ⓘ
temple-front facades ⓘ
transom and sidelights around main doors ⓘ
use of pediments ⓘ
use of tall columns ⓘ
white or light-colored exteriors ⓘ
wide friezes ⓘ
hasMotivation admiration for ancient Greek democracy ⓘ
association with classical ideals ⓘ
hasStyleElement Corinthian order ⓘ
surface form: Corinthian order columns

Doric order columns ⓘ
Ionic order columns ⓘ
architrave trim ⓘ
entablature ⓘ
fluted columns ⓘ
low-pitched roof ⓘ
paneled doors ⓘ
pilasters ⓘ
plain wall surfaces ⓘ
portico ⓘ
sash windows ⓘ
triangular pediment ⓘ
wide cornice band ⓘ
influencedBy Classical Greek architecture ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greek architecture

Classical architecture ⓘ
movementAssociatedWith Neoclassicism ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ
periodOfUse 19th century ⓘ
startTime late 18th century ⓘ
typicalFinish stuccoed exteriors ⓘ
white-painted surfaces ⓘ
typicalMaterial brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
usedFor banks ⓘ
churches ⓘ
domestic houses ⓘ
government buildings ⓘ
plantation houses ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ

Referenced by (208)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati) → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Royal Manchester Institution → architecturalStyleOfBuildingUsed → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Drumthwacket → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Second Bank of the United States → architecturalStyleOfHeadquarters → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Edgartown, Massachusetts → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Philadelphia Museum of Art → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
San Francisco Mint → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Old San Francisco Mint
Charlotte Mint → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Sandwich Historic District → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh) → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: North Carolina State Capitol
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Newburgh, New York → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Treasury Building → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Brattle Street Historic District → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Quincy, Florida → hasHistoricArchitectureStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
New Orleans Mint → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Maine State House → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Garden District → knownFor → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Greenwich Village Historic District → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Vermont State House → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Alabama State Capitol → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Quincy Market → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Church of the Presidents → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture → hasAlternativeName → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hellenic Revival
Beacon Hill → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Old Courthouse → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Courthouse (St. Louis)
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Brooklyn Borough Hall → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Milan Historic District → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
National Portrait Gallery → architecturalStyleOfBuilding → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Texas Governor's Mansion → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Old Patent Office Building (now part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery) → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
subject surface form: Old Patent Office Building
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Fireproof Building (Charleston, South Carolina) → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
U.S. Marine Hospital (Charleston, South Carolina) → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Cannonball House → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Charles Street, Boston → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
East Millstone, New Jersey → hasBuildingStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Italianate architecture → contrastsWith → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Florida Governor's Mansion → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Central Troy Historic District → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Pilgrim Hall Museum → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
The Granite Lady → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Arlington Estate → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival (Arlington House)
Fauquier County Courthouse → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival
Frederick Historic District → hasArchitecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Charleston Historic District → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Union Street Historic District → hasStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Austrian Parliament Building → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, United States → architecturalStyle → Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Revival