Federal-style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815. The period is associated with the early Republic, and the establishment of the national institutions of the United States.
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1. a union of states under a central government distinct from that of the separate states, who retain certain individual powers under the central government.
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Federal
The American term for Adamesque after the Revolutionary War. "Federal" is a a patriotic term.
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The Federal style was adapted from the Georgian style, favorable with the wealthy merchants and shipbuilders living in the towns and cities along the New England seaboard.
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building
Built: 1937
Style: Modernist interpretation of the Beaux Arts style
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Ubiquitous up and down the East Coast, Federal-style architecture dates from the late 1700s and coincided with a reawakening of interest in classical Greek and Roman culture.
Federal: The Federal style (1780-1820) is named for the American Federal Period (i.e., after independence was declared on July 4, 1776).
Federal
An American period 1780-1830 influenced by English Adam, Sheraton, Regency, Hepplewhite, French Directoire, and Empire. Mahogany was used extensively but cherry, pine, and maple were also used.
FEDERAL (c.1790-c.1830)
The Federal style, with its light, curved, and delicate detailing inspired by buildings of ancient Rome, was the first major architectural style in Vermont. It was popular here from the late 1700s to the 1830s.
Federal - The stylistic characteristics that set the Federal Style apart are numerous and include: a low pitched or flat roof that was usually concealed behind a balustrade and moldings of a low relief and delicate ornamentation.
FHA - Federal Housing Administration.
FHA Title 1 - A system of insurance of modernization loans for alteration, repair or improvement of existing structures.
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Side-gabled or hip Roof: moderate or varied pitch, or low pitch
Slight eave overhang, boxed with modillions, dentils, or other classical moldings
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During the Depression years, Fullerton requested and received more state and federal relief funds than any other city in the county.
National Park Service (NPS) - a federal agency in the Department of the Interior that oversees the National Parks System.
W, A. Barbieri, 'Citizenship and Group Rights: "Guestworkers" in the Federal Republic of Germany'. Unpublished PhD. dissertation, Yale University 1992.
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FANLIGHT A semi-circular (fan shaped) window placed atop a door, commonly seen in Federal and Colonial Revival style buildings.
FENESTRATION PATTERN The arrangement of windows across the facade of a building.
The TD Center in Toronto is the largest Mies van der Rohe center in the world. Built along the same lines as the Federal Building in Chicago (1964)and the Seagram building in new York (1958), ...
a supporting column that is square. The capital and base are also square and unornamented. Can be found in Federal styled buildings. (See Ermatinger House in Oregon City).
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Indeed, they were frequently called GI (government issue) houses, because after World War II the federal government provided low interest rates and guaranteed mortgages to returning soldiers for the purchase of houses.
square-boxed column - a supporting column that is square. The capital and base are also square and unornamented. Can be found in Federal styled buildings. (See Ermatinger House in Oregon City).
A window above a door, usually semi-circular, with glazing bars radiating out like a fan. A defining element of Federal-style homes.
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However, by the mid-1900s, they were very nearly extinct even among the Navajo (due to misguided federal programs) and have only recently been rescued as a breed. Mission La Purísima State Historic Park has a small but growing flock.
In what was to become the north-eastern United States, Peter Harrison and Samuel McIntire took their cues from English architects in their own version of Georgian style, which, after the United States won independence was referred to as Federal ...
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