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Greek Revival
Greek (as opposed to Roman) classical architecture began to influence Western architects in the 1780s. The movement to revive the pure Greek style (see Classical) culminated in the 1820s and 1830s.
Sites in Greek Revival
Hammerwood Park, Sussex, UK
The Greek Revival house was built in 1792 to the designs of Benjamin Latrobe. This cluttered site includes a scholarly history by Michael Trinder and a virtual guided tour.
Union Library of Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Historic Hatboro gives a history and photograph of this Greek Revival building, completed in 1850.
Destrehan Planation in Destrehan, Louisiana
A plantation house built in 1787 in French Colonial style and remodeled to Greek Revival in 1840. Photograph, history and visitor information from the River Road Historical Society.
First Congregational Church, Orwell, Vermont
Photographs, 19th-century painting and history of this fine example of the Greek Revival style, built in 1842 by Frederick Bostwick and Fobes. Hosted by the University of Vermont.
Drapers Hall, Coventry, UK
Images and an outline history from Coventry and Warwickshire Network of this Greek Revival building designed in 1828 by T. Rickman and H.W. Hutchinson.
Greek Revival Architecture in America
Photos and information from the Digital Archive and American Architecture.
Willowbank
A fine Greek Revival country home in Queenston, Ontario, Canada, now the Willowback School of the Restoration Arts. Includes an illustrated history, and information on events. |
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Arts : Architecture : History : Architects : L : Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Arts : Architecture : History : Architects : P : Playfair, James Arts : Architecture : History : Architects : S : Schinkel, Karl Friedrich Arts : Architecture : History : Architects : S : Smirke, Sir Robert Arts : Architecture : History : Architects : T : Thomson, Alexander