Colonial Revival architecture

The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.

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.^[1] Fairly small numbers of Colonial Revival homes were built c. 1880–1910, a period when Queen Anne-style architecture was dominant in the United States.^[1] From 1910–1930, the Colonial Revival movement was ascendant, with about 40% of U.S. homes built in the Colonial Revival style.^[1] In the immediate post-war period (c. 1950s–early 1960s), Colonial Revival homes continued to be constructed, but in simplified form. In the present-day, many New Traditional homes draw from Colonial Revival styles.^[1]

Although associated with the architectural movement, "Colonial Revival" also refers to historic preservation, landscape architecture and garden design, and decorative arts movements that emulate or draw inspiration from colonial forms.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McAlester, Virginia Savage (2015-11-10). A Field Guide to American Houses the Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture (Revised ed.). New York: Knopf. pp. 3, 68, 414. ISBN 9780375710827.
^ Brinkley, M. Kent; Chappell, Gordon W.; Doody, David M., eds. (1996). The gardens of colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Va: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-87935-158-8.

[:0-1] McAlester, Virginia Savage (2015-11-10). A Field Guide to American Houses the Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture (Revised ed.). New York: Knopf. pp. 3, 68, 414. ISBN 9780375710827.

[2] Brinkley, M. Kent; Chappell, Gordon W.; Doody, David M., eds. (1996). The gardens of colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Va: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-87935-158-8.

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