Exploring New England Architecture

Learn about the houses below.

	Post Medieval English/Early Colonial Style- Northern Version Wells-Thorn House - Southern Ell Built between 1717 and 1720 This building was constructed in the Post Medieval English Style, a type of early American architecture tied to modest contemporary English cottages.
	American Georgian Wells-Thorn House - Main Building Built between 1751 and 1757 This building was constructed in the Georgian Style, a type of early American architecture influenced by the classical orders of ancient Greece and Rome, the designs of Italian architect Andrea Palladio, and English architects like Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren.
	Federal Style Coleman-Hollister House Built between 1796 and 1797 The Coleman-Hollister House, named for the first and last families to use it as a home, was built by emerging architect Asher Benjamin. This grand home is an example of how Federal Style architecture looked in Western Massachusetts.

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