Neoclassical Architecture

• Neoclassical Architecture

  • Revival of Classical Greece and Rome
• The Adam Style or Federal Style

  • Developed in England by the Adam brothers
  • Became known in the U.S. as the Federal Style
  • Characteristics:
  • Elliptical, octagonal, and round spaces
  • Symmetry
  • Simple exterior box
  • Entrance portico
• Tudor Place

  • By WIlliam Thornton
  • Among the foremost Federal-era mansions in the nation

  
• Hamilton Hall

  • By Samuel Mclntire
  • Landmark in bricks in Federal Style

  
• Massachusetts State House

  • By Charles Bulfinch in neoclassical-federal style
  • Dome was first gilded in gold leaf

  
• Jeffersonian Style

  • American form of Palladian-inspired architecture associated with U.S. president Thomas Jefferson
  • Characteristics:
  • Palladian design
  • Entrance portico with pediment
  • Tuscan order
  • Piano nobile
  • Octagonal forms
• Thomas Jefferson's House

  • The masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson
  • Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world

  
• Poplar Forest

  • Thomas Jefferson’s retreat and plantation house

  
• University of Virginia Rotunda

  • By Thomas Jefferson
  • Designed to represent the "authority of nature and power of reason"

  
• White House

  • By James Hoban
  • Official residence of the US President

  
• Empire Style

  • Inspired by the grandeur of Imperial Rome
  • Intended to idealize the French Empire under Napoleon
  • Characteristics:
  • Florid and opulent
  • Ostentatious richness
  • Imperial themes like eagles, laurels, and columns
• United States Capitol

  • By William Thornton, Stephen Hallet and Benjamin Latrobe
  • Seat of government for the United States Congress

  
• The Madeleine Church

  • Built as a temple to the glory of Napoleon's army

  
• Arc de Triomphe

  • Inspired by the Arch of Titus, Rome