 Colonial house and street 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, but was developed in England in the mid eighteenth century from whence it spread to many of English colonies. It was named after the the three kings George I, II, and III. Not all examples of colonial architecture are Georgian, however. Georgian style houses would have been built for the elite. The term colonial architecture is much broader in usage and includes structures of less refined design. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 347 KB) Summary COlonial style house and street in Historic Richmond Town (Staten Island, NY) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 347 KB) Summary COlonial style house and street in Historic Richmond Town (Staten Island, NY) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU...
A house in Pathanapuram, Kerala (India) A house, a structure used for habitation by people, generally has walls and a roof to shelter its enclosed space from precipitation, wind, heat, and cold. ...
This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...
The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of the Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. ...
Characteristics
The defining characteristics of Georgian architecture are its square, symmetrical shape, 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. Georgian buildings, in the English manner were ideally in brick, with wood trim, wooden columns and entablatures painted white. In the US, one found both brick buildings as well as those in wood with clapboards. They were usually painted white, though sometimes a pale yellow. This differentiated them from most other structures that were usually not painted. A Georgian house in Salisbury Georgian architecture at Royal Crescent, Bath. ...
A Colonial-style house usually has a formally-defined living room, dining room and family room. The bedrooms are typically on the second floor. They also have one or two chimneys that can be very large. 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. ...
A bedroom is a room used primarily for sleep, rest or sexual activities. ...
Colonial in the media "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. ...
Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style. ...
External links
Architecture - About: Colonial Houses
- Photo Gallery of Colonial Houses
- Examples of Colonial House style at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
- The Restoration of a Colonial House in Virginia
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