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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With the help of more than 100 donors, the nonprofit put $2.2 million into the restoration of the Greek Revival home known as the Shrewsbury-Windle House.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
On the ground floor of Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a Greek Revival mansion in the park where the commander of British forces in Hong Kong once lived, is LockCha, a tranquil teahouse with dark wood accents and elegant grooved panels.
—Tiffany May, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
The 1834 Greek Revival townhome, part of a preserved row, played a role in the neighborhood’s bohemian past.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2023
The Greek Revival Home features a large front porch and private dining for candlelight dinners.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
Boath House, built in 1827 by Archibald Simpson for Captain James Dunbar, is one of Scotland's finest Greek Revival villas—and the perfect home for a pagan house party.
—Sarah Wood, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024
The public library, with its towering white columns, is a masterpiece of the Greek Revival style.
—Jenna Russell Matt Cosby, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The White House Inn Just a short walk off Main Street is The White House Inn, housed in a 19th-century Classic Greek Revival home built by salvage expert George Bowne.
—Linnea Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
He was drawn to the apartment’s bones (and the building itself, an 1834 Greek Revival on a quiet, perfect street).
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2023
Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
On the ground floor of Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, a Greek Revival mansion in the park where the commander of British forces in Hong Kong once lived, is LockCha, a tranquil teahouse with dark wood accents and elegant grooved panels.
—Tiffany May, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
The 1834 Greek Revival townhome, part of a preserved row, played a role in the neighborhood’s bohemian past.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2023
The Greek Revival Home features a large front porch and private dining for candlelight dinners.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
Boath House, built in 1827 by Archibald Simpson for Captain James Dunbar, is one of Scotland's finest Greek Revival villas—and the perfect home for a pagan house party.
—Sarah Wood, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024
The public library, with its towering white columns, is a masterpiece of the Greek Revival style.
—Jenna Russell Matt Cosby, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The White House Inn Just a short walk off Main Street is The White House Inn, housed in a 19th-century Classic Greek Revival home built by salvage expert George Bowne.
—Linnea Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
He was drawn to the apartment’s bones (and the building itself, an 1834 Greek Revival on a quiet, perfect street).
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Greek Revival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek%20Revival. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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