Federal architecture

The Federal-style is a direction in architecture and design, which was developed in the late 18th century in the United States of America.

The period lasted approximately from 1780 to 1830, the years 1785-1815 are formative. After independence changed mainly in the field of architecture and furniture designs of the design corpus, inspired by European classicism was a clear language of form. The fathers of the young republic, the imaginary to make the state modeled after the Greek and Roman republics, the style that brought a return to the formal language of antiquity with it came in handy. In this case, the Federal-style development by the Robert Adam, referred to as Adamesque - or better known as the Georgian style - architectural departure from the Baroque, are a key element in the Federal Style is the use of the symbol of the eagle, further characteristic elements are:

• Flat or slightly inclined roof
• Facade decorative elements without
• Elliptical or semi-circular fanlight above the front door, often associated with other decorative elements in the door area
• Eaves with simple decorative elements
• Windows are divided by vertical and horizontal elements
• Prevalence of geometric elements

Famous representatives of this style were Charles Bulfinch, Thomas Jefferson and Samuel McIntire.