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The best example of Tudor Revival architecture I’ve seen recently wasn’t the typical 1930s house – but a former carriage house. The two-story brick structure has every embellishment one could wish for in this style of architecture: arches, faux half-timbering, mullioned windows, sharp gables and a steep roofline. When the Caulfield & Shook studio documented (read more)
Categories: Jefferson County, Louisville, Tudor Revival
Tags: #TudorTuesday, Amelia Place, Cherokee Triangle, Tudor Revival
Happy #TudorTuesday! Today’s featured Tudor Revival building is this one-and-one-half story stone veneer dwelling was built between 1925 and 1930 in Lexington, Kentucky. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a sharply peaked, projecting cross gable entry vestibule with a catslide slope centered on the façade. An exterior stone chimney is located on (read more)
Categories: Fayette County, Tudor Revival
Tags: #TudorTuesday, Tudor Revival
The Tudor Revival style in Kentucky ranges from high-style architect-designed homes to numerous interpretations of the style as constructed by local builders and lumber companies. The Pensacola Park Historic District,* located on the south side of Lexington, Kentucky, is perhaps the best collection of popular early 20th century domestic architectural styles in Lexington. Its landscape (read more)
Tuesdays are Tudor Revival days – because alliteration makes me happy. And there’s much to love about this early 20th century architectural style. The Tudor Revival style ranges from large houses to small cottages, and continues to be popular with homeowners today. The James Hart House, built around 1927 in Henderson, Kentucky, is an imposing (read more)
Category: Henderson County
Tags: #TudorTuesday, Tudor Revival
When was the last time you stopped for gas and admired the architecture of the gas station? Not highly likely these days – but early gas and service stations celebrated the allure of car culture and popular culture (including trending architectural styles). The former Pure Oil Station, built circa 1926, in downtown Paris, Kentucky, is (read more)
Category: Bourbon County
Tags: Adaptive reuse, Hopewell Museum, Pure Oil Gas Station, Tudor Revival
Although the Tudor Revival style takes its name from the Tudor period in 16th century England, it would be a mistake to suggest that the popular early 20th century architectural style was simply a repeat of architectural styles employed during the reign of the Tudor monarchs.* I’m not sure if any members of the Tudor (read more)
Category: Architectural Terms
Tags: mail order homes, Tudor Revival
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