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Colonial house Henry M. Jackson's home Everett, Washington

A colonial house, also called Georgian, is a style of house that was popular in America from 1690 to 1830. They were built by wealthy Americans in New England and the Southern colonies. The style drew much of its influence from the Italian Renaissance style. File links The following pages link to this file: Everett, Washington Henry M. Jackson Colonial house Categories: GFDL images ... File links The following pages link to this file: Everett, Washington Henry M. Jackson Colonial house Categories: GFDL images ... Henry Martin Scoop Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. ... Everett High School (part of Everett Public Schools) Everett Public Schools logo Everett Station Everett is a city located in Snohomish County, Washington. ... House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The states of New England are Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. ... The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe from the end of the 14th century to about 1600. ...


"Colonial House" was also a short-run television series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and Wall to Wall Television in the United Kingdom. It aired on PBS in 2004. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... WNET (Thirteen/WNET) is an American television station licensed by the FCC to serve Newark, New Jersey. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Characteristics

The defining characteristic of a colonial house is its square, symmetrical shape, a central door, and straight lines of windows on the first and second floor. There is usually a decorative crown above the door and flattened columns to either side of it. The door leads to an entryway with stairway and hall aligned along the center of the house. All rooms branch off of these.


A Colonial-style house usually has formally-defined living room, dining room, and family room. All the bedrooms are typically on the second floor. I HAVE ONE!!!! A living room (or sitting room, especially in commonwealth English, also called lounge room in Australia) is a room for entertaining guests, reading, watching TV, or other activities. ... A dining room is a room for eating. ... A family room is an informal living area usually located adjacent to the kitchen. ... --212. ...


See also

The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style. ...

External links

  • About: Colonial Houses
  • Photo Gallery of Colonial Houses

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