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About.com provides an illustrated introduction to the simplified Neo-Classical style favored by the well-to-do in 18th-century America.
http://architecture.about.com/ar...ture/library/weekly/aa052699.htm
The official site gives a virtual tour via a sensitive cut-away drawing. Photographs and history room-by-room of the home of U.S. presidents, designed by Irish-born James Hoban.
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Historical Tour of the White House Welcome to our online tour of the White House, the First Family's Home. We invite you to click on the links below to view the different rooms of the White...Descriptive information from the Digital Archive and American Architecture.
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Neoclassicism Arts department home page Neoclassical Architecture c. 1780-1850 There are four main variations or phases of Neoclassicism; these are best described by William Pierson, Jr in American Buildings and their...An illustrated description from the University of Leicester, with bibliography, of the dissemination of Classicism to the English provinces.
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How the Classical Style Spread Style spread to the provinces, including Norfolk, out from more fashionable areas such as London and Bath. It was often used to up-date town architecture to a more polite style....An illustrated history of this grand Classical building in Toronto, designed in 1860 and the focus for legal activity in Ontario. The Great Library is touted as the most beautiful room in Canada.
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Osgoode Hall Hall is a heritage building located in downtown Toronto. This historic site is the focus for legal activity in Ontario and has garnered attention for over 170 years. Osgoode Hall...Examples of porch architecture in Neo-Classical and Federal styles. Includes Italian Renaissance buildings by Palladio and examples from the American South, Washington and Arlington.
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The Portico Pages porticopages.com;http home.comcast.net/~architrave9/portico/index.htm;...An illustrated history and description of the revival of classical styles in architecture from the 18th century onwards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_architecture