Neo-Federal

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Neo-Federal is an architectural style that adapts and modernizes traditional American Federal-era design elements within the broader Colonial Revival movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
design movement
aestheticGoal combine nostalgia with modern comfort
evoke early American Federal-era architecture
contrastsWith avant-garde modernist architecture
purely historicist Federal reproductions
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
emphasizes American historical identity
balanced proportions
formal symmetry
hasAlternativeName Neo-Federal architecture
Neo-Federal style
hasDesignApproach adaptation of historic Federal forms
emphasis on historical reference with updated function
integration of contemporary materials
integration of modern building technologies
modern reinterpretation of Federal details
hasDesignElement brick facades
central entryways
classical cornices
classical detailing
double-hung sash windows
fanlights
pedimented doorways
pilasters
refined ornamentation
sidelights
stone trim
symmetrical facades
hasPeriod late 19th century to 20th century Colonial Revival context
influencedBy American Federal-era design
American Federal style
surface form: Federal architecture
isSubclassOf Colonial Revival architecture
traditionalist architecture
partOf Colonial Revival
surface form: Colonial Revival movement
relatedMovement Colonial Revival
Neoclassical architecture
surface form: Neoclassical Revival
sharesCharacteristicsWith American Federal style
surface form: Adamesque Federal style

Georgian Revival architecture
typicalUse civic buildings
institutional buildings
residential buildings
uses contemporary building codes
modern construction methods

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Colonial Revival hasPart Neo-Federal