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18th Century Styles:

Georgian Style
Federalist Style

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18th Century Architecture

Public Buildings

Old State House, Boston	Old State House, Boston	Old State House, Boston	Unicorn, Royal symbol, Old State House, Boston
Old State House, 1712

1. Old State House Boston, 1712. (First Town House). William Payne, builder.
2. Old State House Boston, 1712. (First Town House). William Payne, builder.
3. Old State House Boston, 1712. (First Town House). William Payne, builder. As it looked before 1881 restoration; from the State House Memorial, 1893.
4. Unicorn, Royal symbol, Old State House, 1712. (First Town House). Restored 19th century.

Independence Hall, Philadelphia	Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA
Government Buildings

1. Independence Hall, Philadelphia, 1732-53. A. Hamilton & E. Wooley, builders. From an old postcard.
2. Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, 1785-89. Thomas Jefferson & C.L.A. Clerisseau, architects. From an old postcard.

State House, Boston	State House, Boston	State House, Boston
State House, Boston	State House, Boston	State House, Boston
Charles Bulfinch: State House, 1795-98

1. State House Boston, 1795-98. Charles Bulfinch, architect.
2. State House Boston, 1795-98. Charles Bulfinch, architect.
3. Another View From King's Handbook of Boston, 1885.
4. Elevation of State House Boston, 1795-98. Charles Bulfinch, architect.
5. State House Boston, 1795-98. Charles Bulfinch, architect. Before 1917 additions. From an old postcard.
6. State House Boston, 1795-98. Charles Bulfinch, architect. Painted white in the1920s. From an old postcard.

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