FHCE 3300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Greek Revival Architecture, White Columns, Ancient Roman Architecture

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
• Course: FHCE 3300
• Professor: Kim Skobba

Document Summary

Fe(cid:449) stylistic ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts are fou(cid:374)d are called (cid:862)(cid:448)er(cid:374)acular i(cid:374)terpretatio(cid:374)(cid:863: most ga houses. Georgian: 1750-1810, mainly in savannah: symmetrical, rectangular form with a central entrance and symmetrically placed windows to either side, emphasis on entrance. Federal: 1790-1830s, common in milledgeville, augusta, savannah: symmetrical, rectangular block, curved surfaces and openings. Early classical revival: thomas jefferson, rural areas, full-height entrance of columns supporting a triangular pediment, more correct roman details than federal. Greek revival: mostly in towns, 1840-1860: white columns, symmetrical, rectangular block, elaborate door, low-pitched, hipped roof supported by columns to form a full-width porch. Irregular massing and blending with the landscape: steeply pitched gabled roofs with both front and side facing gables, painted with earth tones. Italianate: never extremely popular here, asymmetrical with an l shaped or shaped plan with a gabled roof. Victorian era encouraged new styles by combining ideas from many sources, both past and present. Second empire: modern, not popular in south, mansard or dual-pitched, hipped roof, pavilion.