#federal architecture

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The new building of the Museum of the City of New York, designed by Joseph H. Freedlander in the Georgian/Federal/Adam style, opened on December 18, 1930. It is located at 1220–1227 Fifth Avenue between East 103rd and 104th Streets, across from Central Park, and houses more than 1.5 million objects. It's also a valuable source of photos for this blog!

Photo: Associated Press

[pamietniko]

Dave Eng's Flowers

Salem, Massachusetts

[wandering-jana]

Houses of Yorktown, Virgina

Oct. 2021

[scurvyoaks]

Lemon Hill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Built in 1800.

[streetsofsalem]

Mint McIntire

It’s always a big moment when a Salem house crafted by Samuel McIntire comes on the market, and that moment is approaching! Likely the most important McIntire house still in private hands, the very-storied Cook-Oliver House at 142 Federal Street, is coming up for sale quite soon. This house will certainly need considerable work, but my title is an attempt to epitomize the great creative and…

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[hometoursandotherstuff]

I like happy yellow houses like this 1812 Federal in Cherry Valley, New York. It has 4bds., 3ba., and listed for $360K.

Typical stairs for a larger Federal home.

A Federal home has to include the traditional Federal blue. The living room has beautiful built-ins and the original fireplace. Apparently, it’s not workable now, but it can be. They also have the typically Federal light fixture.

Isn’t this cute? The fireplace insert is a painting of the house and there’s also a little wood replica of it on the mantel. Does that convey? 

The kitchen is large and it’s cute. The floor is original, but look at this-

How cool is this? The 100% original cooking hearth and oven.

This is ancient.

You don’t have to repaint, b/c they used all of the authentic Federal era colors. That’s a nice original cabinet in the laundry room.

The current family has a multi-purpose room going on here. Looks like a family room, craft space and work station.

The placement of this bd. is weird, it’s on the main floor off the dining room. It also has a nice mantel, but as the other one is, it’s blocked off. 

Small shower down here, too.

Why they have a full table and bench setup on the 2nd fl. landing, is known only to the family, b/c I can’t figure it out.

The bd. is nice. It’s quite roomy.

Not into that shower, but the pedestal sink is nice and love the original door and step, here. It must go up to the attic.

This is a nice bd.

This bath’s decor mirrors the other one.

It’s unclear where these stairs come up from or what floor this is. 

But, there’s the 4th bd. up here. It may the narrow part of the house that goes up in the middle of the roof, that you can see in the front.

There’s a nice big porch in the back of the house.

Plus, there’s this other house on the property.

They certainly have a proliferation of signs.

The house is on a very nice .49 acre of land. 

https://www.oldhousedreams.com/2023/02/17/c-1812-federal-in-cherry-valley-ny/

[serpentinesheldonserpentine]

I raise my glass to @scurvyoaks for this book recommendation.

[plancollection]

The first national style of the emerging American Republic, Federal architecture embodies simple elegance, visual balance, proportion, and classic detail. https://www.theplancollection.com/house-plan-related-articles/federal-style-old-world-architecture-with-an-american-twist