Greek Revival

noun

1

: a style of architecture in the first half of the 19th century marked by the use or imitation of Greek orders

2

: a style of decoration (as of furniture) using or imitating the decorative motifs of ancient Greece

Examples of Greek Revival in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside what used to be the National City Bank Building, people are milling around under the 60-foot Greek Revival ceilings. —Emma Alpern, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024

This Greek Revival house at 6205 N. Ridge Road, known as the John and Eliza Barr Patterson House, was built in 1844 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000. —Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024

Eleanor Farnsworth, Latter & Blum/Compass, [phone]. Lower Garden District This 1890 double-gallery Greek Revival is walking distance to Magazine Street and Coliseum Square Park. —The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024

Unlike many of the historic plantations, Lakeport retains its original Greek Revival style, not having been remodeled over the intervening years. —Curtis Varnell The Timepiece, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1