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Greek Revival

The Greek Revival dominated american architecture during the period 1818-1850. It was the first truly national style in the United States, found in all regions of the country. The popularity of the style was due to strong associations with classical tradition and democracy. The Greek Revival was very adapatable, and permeated all levels of building, from high to low.

Public Buildings


Town & Davis & Frazee: Custom House,
New York, 1833-42
Town & Davis & Frazee: Custom House,
New York, 1833-42

Town & Davis & Frazee: Custom House,
New York, 1833-42
Town & Davis & Frazee: Custom House,
New York, 1833-42

Th. Cole, with Town & Davis: 
Ohio State Capitol, Columbus, 
1838-61

Thomas Ustick Walter:  
Girard College, Philadelphia

 A.B. Young: Custom House,
Boston, 1837-47
A.B. Young: Custom House,
Boston, 1837-47
A.B. Young: Custom House,
Boston, 1837-47

Anon: Court House,
Newfane, VT, c. 1840
R. Mills: Treasury Building,
Washington, D.C., 1839-69
Government Buildings
  1. Custom House (later sub-treasury building), New York City, 1832-44. Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis & John Frazee, architects. From an old postcard.
  2. Custom House (later sub-treasury building), New York City, 1832-44. Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis & John Frazee, architects.
  3. Custom House (later sub-treasury building), New York City, 1832-44. Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis & John Frazee, architects.
  4. Custom House (later sub-treasury building), New York City, 1832-44. Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis & John Frazee, architects.
  5. Ohio State Capitol, Columbus, Ohio,1838-61. Design largely by Thomas Cole (painter), Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis, architects. From an old postcard. After a competition won by Henry Walters, with Martin E. Thompson (an associate of Town and Davis) taking second, and the painter Thomas Cole coming in third place, Town and Davis were asked to synthesize the designs. In the end, Cole's design was largely adopted.
  6. Custom House, Boston, 1837-47. Ammi B. Young, architect. From an old postcard.
  7. Custom House Tower, Boston, 1913-15. Peabody & Stearns, architects. From an old postcard.
  8. Custom House Tower, Boston, 1913-15.Peabody & Stearns, architects.
  9. Court House, Newfane, VT, c. 1840.
  10. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C. 1839-69. Robert Mills, architect. From an old postcard.

Commercial Buildings

Markets
 

A. Parris: Quincy Market, 
Boston, 1825-26
A. Parris: Quincy Market, 
Boston, 1825-26
A. Parris: Quincy Market, 
Boston, 1825-26
Quincy Market, Boston
  1. Quincy Market, Boston,1825-6. Alexander Parris, architect. From Josiah Quincy's History of Boston, 1830.
  2. Quincy Market, Boston,1825-6. Alexander Parris, architect. From an old postcard.
  3. Quincy Market, Boston,1825-6. Alexander Parris, architect.

Houses


A. Parris: Sears House,
Boston, 1818
S.P. Fuller, builder; Louisburg Square,
Boston, 1826ff.

Town & Davis: Russell House,
Middletown, CT, 1828-30
Town & Davis: Russell House,
Middletown, CT, 1828-30
anon: Gannett House,
Cambridge, MA, 1838
Sears House / Louisburg Square
  1. Sears House, Boston, MA. 1818. Alexander Parris, architect.
  2. Louisburg Square, 1826. S.P. Fuller, builder.
  3. Russell House (now part of Wesleyan University), Middletown, CT. 1828-30Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis, architects.
  4. Russell House (now part of Wesleyan University), Middletown, CT. 1828-30 Ithiel Town & A.J. Davis, architects.
  5. Gannett House, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. 1838.

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