Neo-Federal architecture

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Neo-Federal architecture is a contemporary revival style that reinterprets the symmetry, classical detailing, and formal elegance of early American Federal-era buildings in modern construction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
revival style ⓘ
appliesTo civic buildings ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ
institutional buildings ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
basedOn Federal architecture ⓘ
constructionContext contemporary building codes ⓘ
modern construction methods ⓘ
designGoal convey formality and order ⓘ
evoke historical American refinement ⓘ
integrate traditional aesthetics with modern construction ⓘ
hasCharacteristic accentuated cornices ⓘ
axial planning ⓘ
balanced proportions ⓘ
central entrance emphasis ⓘ
classical detailing ⓘ
fanlights or transom windows over doors ⓘ
formal elegance ⓘ
formal street presence ⓘ
multi-pane windows ⓘ
pedimented door surrounds ⓘ
quoin-like corner treatments ⓘ
rectilinear massing ⓘ
refined, minimal exterior decoration ⓘ
restrained ornamentation ⓘ
sidelights flanking main entrances ⓘ
stringcourses or belt courses ⓘ
symmetrical window placement ⓘ
symmetry ⓘ
tripartite facade composition ⓘ
use of brick or stone cladding ⓘ
use of classical orders in simplified form ⓘ
use of traditional proportions with modern materials ⓘ
influencedBy Georgian architecture ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
early American Federal-era buildings ⓘ
period contemporary era ⓘ
reinterprets Federal-era classical ornament ⓘ
Federal-era entry treatments ⓘ
Federal-era facade composition ⓘ
Federal-era symmetry ⓘ
relatedTo Neo-Georgian architecture ⓘ
linked to: Georgian Revival

New Classical architecture ⓘ
traditional neighborhood development ⓘ
usesElement arched openings ⓘ
classical columns or pilasters ⓘ
entablatures ⓘ
symmetrical stair halls in larger buildings ⓘ

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Neo-Federal → hasAlternativeName → Neo-Federal architecture ⓘ