Colonial Revival house, Brighton
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Colonial Revival house, Brighton |
Colonial Revival houses, Rochester |
Colonial Revival house, Perinton |
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| If you compare the houses on this
page with the ones on the Federal style
page, you will see a lot of similarities. That's because these houses are built in the
Colonial Revival style. Beginning in about 1880, after the American Centennial, people
became interested in the early history of the country. They began to search for details in
Georgian and Federal styles that they could incorporate into their own homes. Colonial
Revival style was common until the 1950's. Features:
- Symmetrical shape
- Central porch or portico
with columns
- Low-pitched or flat roof
- Often, a detail in the shape of a swan's neck over
the windows
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