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Greek Revival was a late style of the Neoclassical architecture which became fashionable in Europe from ca. 1800 onward. A fashion for rather straightforward imitations of the Greek temples spread across Europe after the Elgin Marbles had been brought from Greece and the Parthenon had come to be regarded as the pinnacle of architectural perfection. Major examples of the Greek Revival architecture in Europe include the Brandenburg Gate and Altes Museum in Berlin, the Glyptothek in Munich, the Old Bourse in Saint Petersburg, and the British Museum in London.
Greek Revival is considered the first independent National style of the United States. In the wake of European interest in Greek art, America shifted from Roman forms towards the Greek style in the 1820s. This was caused by many factors: The War of 1812 caused Americans to feel contempt towards anything British, including architecture. The Roman, or Federal style, was no longer favored. Greece was now looked at the true home of Democracy, and the Mother of Rome. Also, Greece had begun her war of independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821, invoking much sympathy from the newly independent United States.
Greek revival architects in the United States
- Asher Benjamin
- Alexander Jackson Davis
- Benjamin Latrobe
- Alexander Parris
- Gideon Shryock
- William Strickland
- Ithiel Town
- Thomas U. Walter
- Thomas Jefferson
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1815 Greek Revival, Palmetto, GA: 1851 Collinsworth Rd, Palmetto, GA â $6.5 Million 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 5626 square ... http://bit.ly/7Vm637
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1815 Greek Revival, Palmetto, GA: 1851 Collinsworth Rd, Palmetto, GA – $6.5 Million 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 5626 square ... http://bit.ly/7Vm637
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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.
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.
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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.
Greek Revival Architecture in America - Photos and information from the Digital Archive and American Architecture.
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.
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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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