Central Pavilion, Tontine Crescent, 1793-1794, by Charles Bulfinch

Federal style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815. Federal style developed from the Georgian Neoclassical style, but differed in its use of plainer surfaces with attenuated detail; it was most influenced by the Adam style, an interpretation of Ancient Roman architecture fashionable after the unearthing of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The American eagle was a common symbol used in this style, with the ellipse a frequent architectural motif. Image File history File links Central Pavilion, Tontine Crescent, 1793-1794, by Charles Bulfinch File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Central Pavilion, Tontine Crescent, 1793-1794, by Charles Bulfinch File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ... The Adam style (or Adamesque) is a style of neoclassical architecture and design as practised by Scottish architect Robert Adam (1728_ 1792) and his brothers. ... History - Ancient history - Ancient Rome This is a List of Ancient Rome-related topics, that aims to include aspects of both the Ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. ... Ruins in Pompeii The city of Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many smaller places around the Bay of Naples, were Roman municipalities destroyed during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The eruption was described by Pliny the Younger (see below), whose uncle Pliny the Elder died... Herculaneum (modern Italian Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town of the Italian region of Campania. ... Binomial name Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey indigenous to North America, and is the national symbol of the United States. ... In mathematics, an ellipse (from the Greek for absence) is a plane algebraic curve where the sum of the distances from any point on the curve to two fixed points is constant. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ...

The style reflected the nationalist aspirations of the time. Its successor was the Greek Revival style. Personal residence of Catherine the Great Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. ...

Federalist Architects:

• Asher Benjamin
• Charles Bulfinch
• Thomas Jefferson
• Samuel McIntire
• Alexander Parris
• William Thorton

Asher Benjamin, architect Asher Benjamin (1773-1845), b. ... The Massachusetts State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798. ... Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third (1801–1809) President of the United States, second (1797–1801) Vice President, first (1789–1785) United States Secretary of State, and an American statesman, ambassador to France, political philosopher, revolutionary, agriculturalist, horticulturist, land owner, architect, archaeologist, slaveowner, author, inventor... Samuel McIntire, attributed to Benjamin Blyth Samuel McIntire (1757—1811) was an American architect and craftsman. ... Alexander Parris Alexander Parris (November 24, 1780 - June 16, 1852) was a prominent American architect-engineer. ...

External links

• Definition of Federal style architecture
• Introduction to Federal style architecture
• Photographs of some Federal style buildings
• Classical Architecture in America: The Federal Style and Beyond