18 th Century Housing Mrs. Wagner Fashion & Interior Design.
-
Upload
robert-johnston -
Category
Documents
-
view
219 -
download
0
Transcript of 18 th Century Housing Mrs. Wagner Fashion & Interior Design.
18th Century Housing
Mrs. Wagner
Fashion & Interior Design
Georgian Period
Georgian Style – King of England – George I, II & III 1700 - 1780 Characteristics
- 2-3 Stories- Formal Symmetrical Design- Gable or Hip Roofs – roof with four sloped sides- Large windows with small panes- Pilasters – decorative flattened columns on each side of the doorway
- Topped with a Pediment – triangular or arched decoration
- Decorative panels in door
Cornice – decorative strip at the area where the roof and wall meet
Central Chimney – or at each end Contrasting Materials – red brick with white trim Square or rectangular – wings were added Interior:
- Plaster ceiling- Wood Paneling/wall paper- Fireplace with mantel – focus pt.- Central Staircase
Pediment & Pilasters
PilastersPediment
Federal Period
1770-1830 Finished American Revolution – turned away from
English style Sought architectural styles that expressed America’s
newly won freedom and independence Named federal after the new government 2 styles – Adam & Early Classical Revival Adam – borrowed from English but “Americanized” Early Classical – thoroughly American – but share
many of the same characteristics
Adam Style
1780-1820 Named after English architects James and
Robert Adams – took Georgian features and combined with elements from Greece & Rome
Features:- Rectangular Design – 1 or 2 stories – may have wings- Gable Roof- Decorative Cornice
Symmetrical Windows – many panes Fanlight – semicircular, round or oval
window with fan-shaped panes of glass – is often above the door or in the pediment
Decorative interiors – plaster and wood carvings in classical design on walls and ceilings
Mantels decorative
Adam Style
Early Classical Revival Style
1770-1830 Ancient Rome design Thomas Jefferson – architect,
President, statesman & inventor Designed Monticello & buildings for
University of Virginia Used for lots of government buildings Similar to Adams Style
Rectangular Shape – symmetrical windows
Fanlight Portico – Tall, open porch, supported
by columns over the front entrance – topped with a triangle pediment
Porch may be built on foundation and extends to roof
Georgian Style
Adam Style
Early Classical Style
Roof Styles
High/Low Pitched Gable- 18th
- Immigrant- Georgian- Adam
- 19th - Greek Revival - Gothic Revival- Queen Anne
- 20th - Tudor- Craftsman- Contemporary- Chateausque- Ranch
Gambrel- 18th – Immigrant- 19th – Dutch- 20th – Colonial Revival
• Hip- 18th – Georgian & Early Classical- 19th – Italianate- 20th – Colonial Revival, Mission, Prairie, Craftsman, Ranch
Mansard
- 19th – Mansard Style• Flat
- 18th – Immigrant
- 19th – Italian Renaissance
- 20th – International Contemporary