Colonial Revival

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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 of America
surface form: 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
Neoclassical architecture
surface form: Federal architecture

Georgian architecture
hasPart Cape Cod Revival
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
surface form: Dutch Colonial Revival

Neo-Federal
Georgian Revival
surface form: 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

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Springwood architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Country Club District hasArchitecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture influencedBy Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture partOf Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival movement
Dutch Colonial Revival architecture relatedStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Federal Revival architecture
Hyde Park hasArchitecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Strivers’ Row architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Fieldston neighborhood, Bronx, New York City architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
subject surface form: Fieldston
Cleveland Park architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Lenox Village Historic District hasArchitecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
West Adams architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Moana Surfrider Hotel architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Springwood (Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home) architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
subject surface form: Springwood
Colonels Row architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Georgian Revival sharesFeatureWith Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Georgian Revival sharesFeatureWith Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Federal Revival architecture
Newark Historic District architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
John Calvin Stevens movement Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
West End (Hartford) hasArchitecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Irvington architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Lancaster Station architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Springwood estate architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Prospect Park South architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Nathan C. Wyeth architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Fan District, Richmond, Virginia architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Arkansas Governor's Mansion architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Yanceyville Historic District hasArchitecturalStyle Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival architecture
Cape Cod Revival influencedBy Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: American Colonial Revival
Neo-Federal partOf Colonial Revival
this entity surface form: Colonial Revival movement
Neo-Federal relatedMovement Colonial Revival
American Foursquare hasStylisticInfluence Colonial Revival
Pelham Heights architecturalStyle Colonial Revival
Pelhamwood architecturalStyle Colonial Revival