French Revival

Isaac Kremer/ January 22, 2019/

The blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/picturesque-2/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="89fa620df7264408a2a4e5c5cf0a1cef" target="_blank" >picturesque French revival/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="e1ad8952d8edb12b5c09bcae6467a6bc" target="_blank" >Revival incorporated stylistic features from a broad period of French architecture spanning several centuries, but found its essence in the landed country estates of Brittany and Normandy. The most distinctive identifying features are the steeply pitched hipped pyramidal-roof/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0e86104f788d79743544ea55a5742f7d" target="_blank" >pavilion roof, conical tower, and doors/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="3c513a7d7cae383a33da61631da4608e" target="_blank" >French doors. This popular style, lasting well into the 1940s, was used for high-style country estates and smaller suburban houses throughout America. ()

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