Colonial Revival Cottage
Colonial revival cottage this very unusual one and three quarter story house was constructed in 1925.
Colonial revival cottage. Stately and distinguished rather than cute or cottage like they are substantial homes that declare that the owners are persons with a solid center and traditional values. The colonial revival collided with the contemporaneous english queen anne revival in our american shingle style. It s a classic style that s influenced home design from the late 1800 s through the 1950 s. Built in 1900 this colonial revival cottage has just over 1000 sq.
The beginnings of the colonial revival style are often attributed to the centennial exhibition of 1876 which reawakened americans to the architectural traditions of their colonial past. Usually sided with stucco these small homes have decorative glazed tiles arched doors or windows and many other spanish revivaldetails. Details about house parts. Most are symmetrical where each side is a mirror image of the other.
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Spanish colonial architecture of the american southwest inspired an exotic version of the bungalow. But this house is more formally colonial revival with its prominent columns and balustrades. English arts crafts. Colonial revival cottage reno our current home old house reno our last home coastal cottage in maine.
Its seacoast location sprawling mass and dark shingles connect it to the shingle style of earlier decades. House in maine ca. One of the most classic understated house styles is the colonial revival. Note the moorish table and a victorian side chair reupholstered in chintz.
This reproduction chair is the only revival piece in this typical room. Condo renovation a client s home details. The rest is a mix. The colonial revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of american colonial architecture.