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Urban Architecture and Design
Style Period Features to look for Planning use Federal 1780-1830 Symmetry, elliptical fanlights over paneled doors, double-hung sash windows, Palladian windows Start here when a townhouse facade looks calm and balanced. Greek Revival 1820-1860 Temple fronts, classical columns, wide entablatures Check banks, courthouses and houses that resemble small temples. Italianate 1840-1880 Low-pitched roof with projecting…