Georgian Style Architecture

1715–1780

Georgian style architecture in America was an interpretation of earlier Baroque styles in Great Britain.

Balcony with hooded roof
Woodford Mansion (1758) Fairmount Park, Philadelphia PA
Woodford Mansion front elevation drawing
Main entrance

Georgian Style Entry Door

Featuring little or no porch with applied columns (pilasters) supporting a pediment, and Palladian windows

Historic Benjamin Hall Jr House, Medford MA
Georgian style entry door elevation drawing

Georgian Style Stairs

Open newel staircase (open shaft)
Turned wood newel post and return stairs
Connecting door opening hidden within Palladian window at staircase landing

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Georgian Style Fireplaces

Marble fireplace surround and overmantel with broken pediment
Woodford Mansion dining room fireplace
Hatfield House second parlor furniture
Simple Georgian style fireplace with Carrara marble surround

Georgian Style Furnishings

Bellaire Manor cupboard closet elevation and section
Hidden cupboard with carved shell motif