#HOME DESIGNER ARCHITECTURAL CHIMNY WINDOWS#
Inspired by the work of the Adam brothers and also by the great temples of ancient Greece and Rome, Americans began to build homes with Palladian windows, circular or elliptical windows, recessed wall arches, and oval-shaped rooms. In the newly formed United States, homes and public buildings also took on graceful airs. Three Scottish brothers named Adam adapted the pragmatic Georgian style, adding swags, garlands, urns, and Neoclassical details. Like much of America's architecture, the Federal (or Federalist) style has its roots in the British Isles. Dentil molding (square, tooth-like cuts) along the eaves.9 or 12 small window panes in each window sash.
America's Georgian homes tend to be less ornate than those found in Britain. More humble dwellings also took on characteristics of the Georgian style. Georgian ideals came to New England via pattern books, and Georgian styling became a favorite of well-to-do colonists. During the reign of King George I in the early 1700s and King George III later in the century, Britons drew inspiration from the Italian Renaissance and from ancient Greece and Rome. But the genesis of the style goes back much farther. Stately and symmetrical, these homes imitated the larger, more elaborate Georgian homes which were being built in England. Georgian Colonial became the rave in New England and the Southern colonies during the 1700s. Spacious and comfortable, Georgian Colonial architecture reflected the rising ambition of a new country.
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