designslinger - Word of the Week: Georgian Revival
[Georgian Revival (1910) William H. McDoel House /Image & Artwork: designslinger]
Georgian Revival [JAWR-juhn ri-VAHY-vuhl] n. a style of architecture that is the result of a free interpretation of the 18th century American Georgian house, with a relatively plain, unbroken symmetrical facade with geometric proportions;
[Georgian Revival (1911) Cyrus Bentley House /Image & Artwork: designslinger]
typically large, numerous, multi-paned windows, usually, rectangular double-hung sashes having heavy frames with thin muntins;
[Georgian Revival (1911) Francis R. Dickinson House /Image & Artwork: designslinger]
with a somewhat elaborate front entrance, usually having a six-paneled single door, with prominent decorative elements around the main doorway, for example, a transom light a row of small panes of glass above the door and on each side of the door; or in Late Georgian style, a semicircular or elliptical fanlight over the door.
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