Federal and adam house

Federal Style and Adam Style were architectural (and interior) styles that appeared during the Federal Period in the United States between 1780 until the 1830s. The Federal and Adam architectural styles are both linked to England. Two British brothers named Adam adapted the Georgian style of architecture to include some Greek and Roman principles while the Federal style adapted the Georgian style.

Features

 * Low-pitched roof, or flat roof with a balustrade
 * Windows arranged symmetrically around a center doorway
 * Semicircular fanlight over the front door
 * Narrow side windows flanking the front door
 * Decorative crown or roof over front door
 * Tooth-like dentil moldings in the cornice
 * Palladian window
 * Circular or elliptical windows
 * Shutters
 * Decorative swags and garlands
 * Oval rooms and arches

History
The emergence of the Federal and Adam style of architecture coincided with a new interest in classical Greek and Roman culture. The addition of white columns, garlands, and other decorative detail soon flanked the Georgian style homes. The style that emerged resembles Georgian, but is more delicate and more formal. Most Federal buildings' front doors have arched Palladian windows on the second story. The front door usually has sidelights and a semicircular fanlight. Also, Georgian homes were more square with sharp angles while the Federalist has more curves and a greater propensity for flourishes.

Federal styles today are very similar to their original style. Most are still symmetrical, with a decorated door marking the middle of the front of the house. Most of the houses have a portico marking the front door, though most have shrunken in size. Coloring for this house has changed significantly. Once only found in yellows, ochre, or white, the federalist is now more commonly built in a red brick. The Federal style of house is sometimes know better as the Adam style because of the British brothers, Adam, who popularized it. Federalists is now more commonly associated with a type of furniture that came about during this same time period.

Architects
Notable architects associated with this style include:
 * Asher Benjamin
 * Charles Bulfinch
 * James Hoban
 * Thomas Jefferson
 * Minard Lafever
 * Pierre L'Enfant
 * Benjamin Latrobe
 * John McComb, Jr.
 * Samuel McIntire
 * Robert Mills
 * Alexander Parris
 * William Strickland
 * William Thornton
 * Ithiel Town
 * Ammi B. Young