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The Hewlett Room , with its decoratively paneled fireplace wall (from a house built in Woodbury, New York, ca. 1740–60), is a confetti of classical details—arches, fluted pilasters, capitals—drawn together by a local craftsman familiar with prevailing English fashions.
20 lip 2022 · In this archaeological and architectural survey of 18th Century Palatine and Rhenish immigrant houses in New York's Hudson Valley, specifically in Columbia County, I track the development of three houses from their earliest vernacular forms to those touched by the Georgian influence.
Built in the late 1700s, the house is located approximately 1 mile S. of the Village of Cambridge, NY, on the original Great Northern Turnpike. It offers gracious living in a beautiful country environment, situated to capture views of the lower Green Mountains of Vermont to the East.
Georgian Colonial Style: When you think of classic American architecture, the image of a Georgian Colonial home often comes to mind. This architectural style, with its roots in 18th-century England, has left a lasting impression on the landscape of the United States.
3 lip 2019 · Colonial Revival and Neocolonial houses express the diverse traditions of North America's colonial past. Constructed in the 19th and 20th centuries, these homes borrow ideas from a range of historic styles, from symmetrical Georgian Colonials built by British settlers to the stucco-sided Spanish Colonials built by settlers from Spain.
Colonial Georgian cottages were influenced by the Georgian architecture popular at the time in Britain. Many were architect designed or based on imported plans. One of the main influences was said to be the bungalow developed in Colonial India.
Georgian architecture, named for the three English Kings George, who ruled form 1714 to 1820, was a fresh new look in the colonies: formal white (or pastel) houses carefully proportioned and trimmed with Classical details.
