The Stone Tolan House, Brighton
Built 1792 |
The Oliver Loud House, Bushnell's Basin
Built 1812 |
The Oliver Culver House, Rochester
Built 1816 |
Richardson's Canal House, Bushnell's Basin
Built 1818 |
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| The Federal style was popular from
the end of the Revolution until the 1830's. It is interesting that most of the buildings
seen here were built as stagecoach stops. The owners of the buildings lived in them, but
also offered food, drink and lodging to travelers. The refined style of these buildings was the one popular in New England at the
time, and settlers brought their preferences with them. This style, in turn, was based on
a style made popular in England by Robert Adam and his brother.
Features:
- A low-pitched or flat roof
- Symmetrical design, with windows
arranged evenly around a central doorway
- Some kind of decorative crown or roof over the
front door
- Shutters
- Narrow side windows on both sides of the front door
- Dentil
(toothlike) moldings on the cornice
- Occasionally, fanlights
over the front door
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