While the exterior has clear influences from spanish revival architecture.
Greek revival roof pitch.
Appropriate to the nation s emerging sense of self one of the country s first greek revival buildings was the second bank of the united states built in philadelphia.
Common greek revival mantel is in the aedicule style an entablature resting on two columns seen as a unit.
Intended to resemble stone or marble temples the buildings were usually painted white or enhanced with a faux finish such as the lee mansion at arlington national cemetery.
The most high style greek revival buildings in the state have plaster ceiling medallions formed of grecian favorites such as anthemions or acanthus.
A distinctive feature of greek revival properties is the shape of the roof.
Once the roof becomes visible from the street the material choice becomes important and the same argument applied to greek revival and italianate styles holds true here.
Cross gabled low pitch roof.
During the 1870s stymied new construction.
Homes built in this style have a low pitched gable and hip roof.
Originally hand split from local woods oak and pine in the northeast to cypress in the south wood shingles were typically shaved smooth for high style and garden variety houses.
The upper roof typically ranges from flat to a low sloped 4 12 pitch.
The greek revival style began with public buildings in philadelphia in 1820 and quickly became popular for residences.
Low pitched gable and hip roofs were typical.
Gothic revival style 1835 1880 stick style architecture.
Mediterranean and spanish architecture both have a low pitched tile roof stucco exteriors and wrought iron windows and balconies.
In time greek revival architecture became known as the national style so pervasive were the temple fronted façades on the nation s churches banks town halls and houses.
Stucco and wood and occasionally stone are the essential building materials of the greek revival style.
For builders in timber rich north america wood shingles were the obvious choice for the earliest roofs and ultimately the most common roofing material for houses well into the 20th century.
The goal of mediterranean revival homes is to give resort style living space to homeowners.
In the original greek revival properties of the nineteenth century either cedar shingles of standing seam tin were the main materials used for the construction of the roofs.
Roof dormers as architectural features are described separately at roof dormer types photo guide.
Queen anne 1880 to 1910 severe recessions in the u s.
In the vast majority of houses the columns are simple molded pilasters.
In its massing pitch and in the material you choose to cover it the roof is a big indicator of house style.
If you have a true colonial era house say a new england georgian or a gambrel roofed dutch colonial revival or a shingle style house better stick with wood shingles or a close modern approximation.
