Town and Davis architectural firm
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Town and Davis was a prominent early 19th-century American architectural firm known for pioneering Greek Revival and other classical styles in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Town and Davis architectural firm canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | architectural firm ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical Revival
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Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designApproach | adaptation of classical forms to American contexts ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1835 ⓘ |
| employed | draftsmen and apprentices in New York ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alexander Jackson Davis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ithiel Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
public architecture
ⓘ
residential architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitect |
Alexander Jackson Davis
NERFINISHED
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Ithiel Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American domestic architecture in classical styles
ⓘ
American public building design ⓘ |
| hasPart |
office of Alexander Jackson Davis
NERFINISHED
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office of Ithiel Town ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the first professional architectural partnerships in the United States
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helped establish architecture as a distinct profession in America ⓘ |
| inception | 1829 ⓘ |
| industry | construction ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American architects
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development of Greek Revival style in American civic buildings ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining engineering knowledge with architectural design
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early 19th-century American architecture ⓘ pioneering Greek Revival architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Collegiate and church buildings in the Greek Revival style
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Custom House, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana State Capitol (second), Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of American Greek Revival architecture ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
brick
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stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
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New England NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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