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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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.
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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
Vienna, Austria Balancing imperial legacy with modern rhythm, Vienna’s core is shaped by the Ringstrasse—a grand circular boulevard—where trams loop past the Hofburg Palace, the State Opera, and parliament’s Greek Revival columns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Greek Revival design, marked by massive columns, signaled just how much the congregation B’nai Jehudah had grown since its earliest days in a small wooden synagogue downtown.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
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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
Vienna, Austria Balancing imperial legacy with modern rhythm, Vienna’s core is shaped by the Ringstrasse—a grand circular boulevard—where trams loop past the Hofburg Palace, the State Opera, and parliament’s Greek Revival columns.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Greek Revival design, marked by massive columns, signaled just how much the congregation B’nai Jehudah had grown since its earliest days in a small wooden synagogue downtown.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Greek Revival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek%20Revival. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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