Style
Georgian and colonial
A plain, symmetrical box of brick, stone or wood with tall clear-glass windows in even rows, a classical doorway or portico, and a steeple built up in stages.
- When
- c. 1714 to 1830
- Where
- Britain, Ireland and Britain's colonies in North America
- Tell it apart
- Greek Revival fronts look like a temple, with a full-width portico of heavy columns and often a squat tower or none; Georgian keeps the steeple and smaller classical details.
The tells
- A steeple in stacked stages over the front
- Tall round-headed windows of clear glass in even rows
- A classical door surround or portico with a pediment
- Quoins at the corners; a Palladian window at the far end
- Galleries on three sides inside