Period Revival Styles
Jazmine Hansen
Basics of the Period Revival Styles
Time Period: Late 1800's (about 1880) to the early 1900's (about 1920)
Vocab:
Parapets- low walls or railing along the balcony
Chimney pots- earthenware pipes placed on the tops of chimneys
Societal Influences
World War 1
- European styles
- Increased Colonial revival
Styles of Homes
Colonial Revival Style
- Doors and Windows are the most distinctive features
- Prominent
- Usually has decorative pediment supported by pilasters
- Pediment may be extended forward and supported by pillars to have an entry porch
- Appear symmetrical balanced in pairs
- Usually have double-hung sashes
Tudor Style
- Half-timbered look
- Steeply pitched gables at the front and sides
- Tall & narrow windows are placed in groups with many small panes
- Massive chimneys with decorative chimney pots
- Walls are stucco, brick, and stone
Chateauesque Style
Featured:
- Towers
- Turrents
- Ornamental metal cresting
- Elaborate moldings
- Relief carvings
- Arched windows & doorways
Mission Style
Featured:
- Arched doorways & windows
- Tile roofs
- Parapets
- Stucco exterior walls
- Bell towers
- Turrets with pyramid-shaped roofs
Roof Styles
Today
Seen today
Churches, Houses, Banks, Schools, Libraries
- Double hung windows
- Gable roofs
- Bay windows, paired windows, triple windows
- Symmetrical
- Columned porch
- Bell towers
- Chimney pots
- Parapets
- Arched doorways
Sources
"Period Revival Building Style - Utah Department of Heritage and Arts."Utah Department of Heritage and Arts. 27 Apr. 2015. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.
Sherwood, Ruth F. Homes and Interiors. 7th ed. Glencoe, 2007. Print.
"Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revival Period." Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revival Period. 2015. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.