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Saturday, October 1. 2011

Yesterday's architecture quiz - and today's

According to our team of experts, yesterday's house in Woodstock, VT was an Adam style Colonial, likely early 1800s.

How about this imposing house, in Deerfield, MA?

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:02 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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Based on the houses of Whale Oil Row in my hometown, I am going to go with "Greek Revival".

#1 Ralph Thayer (Link) on 2011-10-01 14:46 (Reply)

Scale is everything and a little restraint goes a long way.

#2 htud (Link) on 2011-10-01 17:11 (Reply)

I called the Deerfield alum spouse into my world HQ, and he said the house was not on the campus, and when queried as to the style and age, he said "new." He clarified that as "19th century." I would describe the house as "old." Pretty, too.

#3 MissyW on 2011-10-01 19:01 (Reply)

Two blocks from the DA campus. One of my pupettes went there.

Greek Revival, mid 1800s I'd say.

#3.1 BD on 2011-10-01 19:10 (Reply)

Am I right that the large front columned section was added on? I'm guessing the original structure was a federal.

Wow. That's some big hallway....er....foyer.....? It's weird that there are no windows on the lower level [but maybe there's one on the side we can't see?]

#4 weaver (Link) on 2011-10-01 19:08 (Reply)

That's not a house, that's the old town hall.

#5 Cambias (Link) on 2011-10-01 19:25 (Reply)

Now that you mention it, yes. I don't know whether it was first built for that purpose.

#5.1 Bird Dog on 2011-10-02 06:03 (Reply)

"... Old Town Hall was built in 1842. The columned front portico was added in 1925. It served as Town Hall until 1955 and housed the town library until the 1990s."

#6 MissyW on 2011-10-02 13:23 (Reply)

OK> Neo-neo classical. Thanks for the info.

#6.1 Bird Dog on 2011-10-02 16:39 (Reply)

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