Colonial Revival

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architectural style revival architecture

Colonial Revival is an American architectural style that emerged in the late 19th century, reviving and adapting elements of early American colonial architecture such as symmetrical facades, classical detailing, and gabled roofs.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style → revival architecture →
architecturalStyleOf	domestic architecture → institutional buildings → public buildings → residential buildings →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designPrinciple	adaptation of historic forms to modern needs → evocation of early American patriotism → idealization of colonial-era domestic life →
follows	Victorian architecture →
hasCharacteristic	accentuated front doorways → brick cladding → centered front door → central hall floor plans → classical columns → classical detailing → columned porches → cornices with dentils → decorative shutters → dormer windows → fanlights over doors → formal, balanced elevations → gabled roofs → multi-pane double-hung windows → pedimented entries → pilasters → side-gabled roofs → sidelights flanking doors → symmetrical facades → symmetrically arranged windows → wood clapboard siding →
hasInfluence	American colonial architecture → Federal architecture → Georgian architecture →
hasPart	Cape Cod Revival → Dutch Colonial Revival → Neo-Federal → Neo-Georgian → Spanish Colonial Revival →
inception	circa 1880 → late 19th century →
partOf	American Renaissance →
peakPopularity	1920s → 1930s → early 20th century →
usedFor	college campuses → government buildings → libraries → schools → suburban housing developments →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Biedenharn Museum and Gardens → Chapel Hill Historic District → Cleveland Park → Fieldston → Moana Surfrider Hotel ("Colonial Revival architecture") → Monument Avenue Historic District → Saranac Laboratory Museum → Springwood → Strivers’ Row → West Adams →	architecturalStyle
Country Club District ("Colonial Revival architecture") → Hyde Park → Lenox Village Historic District ("Colonial Revival architecture") →	hasArchitecturalStyle
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture ("Colonial Revival architecture") →	influencedBy
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture ("Colonial Revival movement") →	partOf
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture ("Federal Revival architecture") →	relatedStyle