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

The Cook Auditorium was opened in 1935 — replacing the high school’s original Greek Revival–style auditorium that had been severely damaged in the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake — and closed in 2019 for renovations to address safety concerns with the now decades-old rigging system. —Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026

This is a 9,500-square-foot, federal-style home with Greek Revival and late Victorian elements. —Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026

Architecture ranges from Federal to Victorian to Greek Revival to Italianate, so there are plenty of gorgeous historic buildings to take a gander at. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Greek Revival

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