Greek Revival Cottage
The house is furnished with 19th century antiques and decorative arts.
Greek revival cottage. The 1836 greek revival house built by a member of the prominent taft family remains under the diligent care of umbrian born preservationists with a light touch. Greek revival houses are usually symmetrical simple in detail and constructed of brick or wood. This house built ca.
Greek revival style house plans stately and refined by design greek revival house plans are ideal for large family homes sited on estate sized properties but they are also suited for sophisticated in town homes and neo urban cottages. Corner pilasters a wide frieze and six over six windows all so characteristic of american greek revival style are original. The cottage stands at one and a half stories.
Thus the descriptive term pedimented gable. The frieze windows on the front and rear facades are common in greek revival architecture. Greek revival houses contemporary design for a new old greek revival.
It was built in 1847 by housewright samuel j. The first floor windows and the windows under the eaves on the gable ends are all six over six double hung sashes in simple wood frames. Roofs are low pitched.
Regardless of which date is correct it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in champaign county. 1900 was a holdover of the earlier 19th century gable front house with a side wing. The greek revival or workman s cottage is believed to have been constructed between 1840 and 1870.
Newly restored 1840s greek revival cottage with new kitchen two new bathrooms with showers no tub and new mechanical systems two bedrooms parking and vegetable and flower gardens with creek and horse pasture views. Various sources and researchers have concluded it was built around 1852 1856 or 1860. Antrim aka the griffin williams house historic 1840 greek revival farmhouse situated on 15 acres of pasture and farmland located in the beautiful upstate of south carolina midway between greenville and c.