Federal style
The Federal-style is a direction in architecture and design , the end of the 18th century in the United States of America was developed. The period lasted roughly from 1780 to 1830, with the years 1785 to 1815 being formative.
After independence , the treasure trove of forms changed mainly in the area of architecture and furniture design, inspired by European classicism a clear language of forms was developed. For the fathers of the young republic , who intended to shape the state along the lines of the Greek and Roman republics, the style, which brought a return to the formal language of antiquity , was very convenient.
The Federal Style is part of the architectural departure from the Baroque , which is known as the Georgian Style and is also known as Adamesque after Robert Adam . Representations of the eagle are typical of the Federal Style , further characteristic elements are:
- flat or only slightly sloping roof,
- Facade without decorative elements,
- elliptical or semicircular skylight above the entrance door, often combined with other decorative elements in the door area,
- Cornices with simple decorative elements,
- Windows are divided by vertical and horizontal elements,
- Predominance of geometric elements.
Architects of this style were Charles Bulfinch , Thomas Jefferson and Samuel McIntire .
literature
- John C. Poppeliers, S. Allen Chambers: What Style Is It? A Guide to American Architecture. Improved edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York 2003, ISBN 978-0-471-25036-4 , pp. 26-31 (= Federal ).
