HOA2 MOD3 Flashcards
The architecture used by the first settlers in North America.
Colonial Architecture
In all, there were about SEVEN BASIC COLONIAL DESIGNS, including:
Spanish colonial architecture
New England colonial architecture
Dutch colonial architecture
Swedish colonial
Pennsylvania colonial
French colonial architecture
Southern colonial
largely based on Spanish Baroque architecture, which was the earliest style to appear in America
Spanish colonial architecture
characterized by oak frames and clapboard siding, and based on English models.
New England colonial architecture
with multiple flues so that fires could be lit in two or more rooms on each floor.
central chimneys
employed more stone and brick
based on prototypes in Flanders and Holland
Dutch colonial architecture
seen along the lower Delaware River, from which was derived the American ‘log cabin’ design, characterized by round logs with protruding ends.
Swedish colonial
typically involving brick-built structures with large projecting chimneys, which sprang up through out Virginia and the Carolinas
Southern colonial
the basic architectural style (or more accurately ‘styles’)used in the English colonies in America was labelled
Georgian
a reversion to Greek and Roman architectural principles - which came into fashion in the second half of the 18th century
Neoclassical style
Independence Hall, Philadelphia Architects:
Andrew Hamilton with Edmund Wooley
the King’s Chapel congregation dates to1686, making it Boston’s oldest Anglican church.
King’s Chapel, Boston
It was the final work of architect William Buckland.
Hammond-Harwood House, Maryland, USA
A Georgian mansion in the Palladian style* designed by the Irish-American architect James Hoban, who modeled it on Leinster House in Dublin
The White House
The White House Architect:
James Hoban
U.S. architect who was the designer and builder of the White House in Washington, DC , was trained in the Irish and English Georgian style and worked in this design tradition throughout his architectural career.
James Hoban
also known as the Adam style
Federal style
directly inspired by the classical architecture of ancient Greece.
Greek-revival style
features a balanced and symmetrical facade with an emphasis on geometric shapes, often incorporating elliptical or semi-circular elements.
Federal style
