Revivals

Question 1

Palace of Westminster - architect, place, period

Answer 1

Barry ang Pugin, London England, Gothic Revival

Question 2

Lyndhurst Dining Room - Designer, place, period

Answer 2

Davis, Tarrytown NY, Gothic Revival

Question 3

Springside Estate - Designer, place, period

Answer 3

Downing, Poughkeepsie NY, Gothic Revival Picturesque.

Question 4

What is “Splendid Deception”?

Answer 4

An expression Pugin used about design that was beautiful but was not duplicating the influence exactly, deceiving the public.

Question 5

What does picturesque mean?

Answer 5

large scale and measuring landscape

Question 6

What style was the empire period reviving?

Answer 6

Neoclassic style

Question 7

Arch of Triumph - Designer, Place, Period

Answer 7

Chalgrin, Paris France, Empire Style

Question 8

Opera Garnier Grand Staircase - Designer, Place, Period

Answer 8

Garnier, Paris France, Second Empire

Question 9

Feature of Neoclassicism?

Answer 9

Symmetry, Horizontally balanced, classical orders, motif detail

Question 10

What style is the Second Empire reviving?

Answer 10

Rococo Revival

Question 11

Who was appointed by Napoleon III to modernize Paris?

Answer 11

Baron Houssman

Question 12

What are the influences of exoticism?

Answer 12

Egyptian and Turkish

Question 13

The Tombs House of Detention - Designer, Place, Period

Answer 13

Haviland, New York NY, Egyptian Revival

Question 14

Egyptian Mysteries Garden at Biddulph Grange - Designer, Place, Period

Answer 14

Bateman, Staffordshire England, Exoticism

Question 15

What is a Turkish corner?

Answer 15

Enjoyed by women, show items from abroad travels

Question 16

What is a Turkish smoking room?

Answer 16

For men, dedicated room for smoking

Question 17

What is horn furniture?

Answer 17

influenced by African safari travel and game hunting. Horns as decor on furniture.

Question 18

What is stumpery?

Answer 18

Vegitation that is natural growing around old wooden stumps.

Question 19

John Griswold House - designer, place, period

Answer 19

Hunt, Newport RI, Stick style

Question 20

Hotel del Coronado - Designer, place, period

Answer 20

Reid and Reid, Coronado CA, Queen Anne

Question 21

What is Board-and-Batten?

Answer 21

Vertical siding composed of wide boards butted together, covered by narrow battens nailed over the board seems.

Question 22

what is Clapboard siding?

Answer 22

Horizontal siding composed of long thin flat pieces of wood, horizontally overlapping, nailed to framing.

Question 23

What are stairhalls?

Answer 23

often grand, the first impression for visitors.