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
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The two-bedroom, two-bath co-op is situated on the top three floors of a four-story Greek Revival on West 24th Street, across from the London Terrace Gardens.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift also has her U.S. properties: a townhouse and adjacent penthouse units in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, her mansion in Beverly Hills, her oceanside estate in Rhode Island and her Greek Revival house in Nashville.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2025
Another nearby point of interest for history buffs is Historic Blenheim and Civil War Interpretive Center, a Greek Revival-style house dating to 1859 that preserves signatures and pictographs from Federal soldiers who once lived there.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Holding court on Captain’s Row—an area of the village inhabited by sea captains during the 19th century when the town was a thriving whaling port—the stately Greek Revival home was built in the 1840s and is known as Pond View for its scenic locale overlooking Otter Pond and Sag Harbor Cove.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 3 Oct. 2025
Swift also has her U.S. properties: a townhouse and adjacent penthouse units in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, her mansion in Beverly Hills, her oceanside estate in Rhode Island and her Greek Revival house in Nashville.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2025
Another nearby point of interest for history buffs is Historic Blenheim and Civil War Interpretive Center, a Greek Revival-style house dating to 1859 that preserves signatures and pictographs from Federal soldiers who once lived there.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Holding court on Captain’s Row—an area of the village inhabited by sea captains during the 19th century when the town was a thriving whaling port—the stately Greek Revival home was built in the 1840s and is known as Pond View for its scenic locale overlooking Otter Pond and Sag Harbor Cove.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Greek Revival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek%20Revival. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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