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

Photo: Corcoran The Greek Revival townhome is 22 feet wide with four bedrooms and four floors (plus a cellar). —Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Feb. 2025

Milan, Ohio | $395,000 A Greek Revival house built in 1836, on 0.2 acres This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house is near the center of Milan, a small town around 20 minutes by car from Lake Erie. —Angela Serratore, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025

The Manning brothers, whose father is famed former Saints quarterback Archie Manning, grew up just a few blocks over from the family’s current home, in a galleried Greek Revival house at 1420 First Street in the Garden District. —Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025

Derived from buildings of Roman and Greek antiquity, Classical Revival houses include Greek Revival and Roman Revival styles and draw on common elements such as columns, pediments, and a strong sense of rigor and balance. —Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1