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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This Greek Revival house at 6205 N. Ridge Road, known as the John and Eliza Barr Patterson House, was built in 1844 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024 Eleanor Farnsworth, Latter & Blum/Compass, (504) 891-1142. Lower Garden District This 1890 double-gallery Greek Revival is walking distance to Magazine Street and Coliseum Square Park. The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024 Unlike many of the historic plantations, Lakeport retains its original Greek Revival style, not having been remodeled over the intervening years. Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024 The Property Purchased in 2013, the mid-19th-century Greek Revival home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Greek Revival 

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Greek Revival was in 1918

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“Greek Revival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek%20Revival. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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