Greek Revival

noun

1

: a style of architecture in the first half of the 19th century marked by the use or imitation of Greek orders

2

: a style of decoration (as of furniture) using or imitating the decorative motifs of ancient Greece

Examples of Greek Revival in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tour The Decorations At The Davis Mansion The Davis Mansion is a beautiful example of Greek Revival architecture that's worth visiting any time of year, but particularly at the holidays when the staff decks the halls with festive displays. —Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025

Take, for example, the pair of adjoining 1840s Brooklyn town houses that GRT recently brought back from disrepair—restoring and updating their landmark Greek Revival shells according to Passive House standards while transforming each interior into a complex canvas for radical expression. —The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2025

Stroll down Main Road and admire houses representing every era of Westport’s long colonial and maritime history, from Cape Cod cottages and colonial saltboxes to showy Greek Revival sea captains’ homes. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

Greek Revival Greece and its ancient thinkers play a big role. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Greek Revival

• conjunctival
• archival
• arrival
• survival
• rival
• subconjunctival