Federal Period: Understand this Architectural Style and How it Differs from Georgian

The Federal-style is one of Brent’s favorites. In this video, he shows how it was invented in the late 18th century because of new discoveries from Pompeii. This newly discovered ancient city showed the true Roman interiors and homes. Robert Adam, the famous British architect, was influenced by what he saw in Pompeii and began creating lavish new rooms with fresh design motifs. This style is also called neo-classical. Brent shows how the Georgian and Federal moldings differ in the 3 ways; size, shape, and decoration. To learn more about Federal architectural interiors watch this video.
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[@benjaminfisher5809]

Great bit of history Brent. Thanks as always

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for listening

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Great presentation. Concise and well executed. Thank you

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheCdrbaby]

Thanks for the lesson:)

[@BrentHull]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@tc9148]

Terrific presentation on Federal versus Georgian style interior trim.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks Tom, I appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@scottyee707]

Thanks, I love this stuff

[@BrentHull]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Hawking1969]

Truly fantastic material. Over the next couple years, I want to design a Federal style home in western NJ/eastern PA.

[@BrentHull]

Very cool. That sounds like a great project.

[@millerarq2000]

I'm Colombian, I appreciate and love the architecture American, I remember the movie The Patriot of Mel Gibson. Thanks Brent.

[@BrentHull]

Nice, thanks for watching.

[@Yannis2022]

For the mouldings to make sense, is there a specific relation/ratio between the length of the flat area in the siluette of the shape in the Colonial Revival casing and the Colonial Revival chair rail? Let's take kuiken-brothers KB118 and KB401 as an example.

[@BrentHull]

Yes, there is, but it takes practice and discernment that comes from seeing and studying historic homes. Standing in spaces that are beautiful and then sketching out the details. The KB moldings you mention are tight, a lot crammed together. A better molding would have longer flat spaces in between. I hope that helps. Good luck.

[@Yannis2022]

@@BrentHull Thanks for taking the time to answer.

[@maryefern]

Very interesting! I have to say, I personally really like the Georgian style, although I can see why the smaller scale of the Federal period might work better in a lot of homes. Has anyone ever done Georgian style mouldings on a smaller scale, or would that not work?

[@BrentHull]

Yes, it works. I'm going to do a whole series on building in each period, starting with the Georgian. It starts June 17th, be on the lookout. Thanks.

[@maryefern]

@@BrentHull oh yay, thank you so much!! I look forward to that. ❤️

[@heartwormskillcats8357]

Brent Hull for president.

[@BrentHull]

No thanks! Haha

[@alexanderclaylavin]

More gold

[@BrentHull]

Thanks!

[@zeeshanafzal7897]

the actual content starts after 3:24

[@BrentHull]

Ok.

[@craigmignone2863]

Think of ballet for the Regency and Federal think of opera and classical music for Georgian

[@BrentHull]

Hmm, I like that. Thanks.

[@paulbriggs3072]

To show high Federal style from wealthy homes is not representative of Federal America style. But rather the simpler examples from Asher Benjamin's early books AS they were INTERPRETED by common builders of the time scattered around the East. THAT IS representative of the federal style in America. All sorts of small and medium sized farmhouses and village homes. They were not academic but rather much more intuitive. If I could discipline architectural historians to do one thing, it would be this: to define the style as it existed in its many incarnations in COMMON homes without resorting to focusing on a single wealthy home. If they can't do that, then they are unfit to describe the wealthy examples. Books today ARE SO SKEWED in the mansion example that it is the lazy way out for teachers. Even the White Pine series was guilty in this way. And what books ever show Federal-Greek transitions so common in many places?
As to color, no they were not a riot of color but rather the paints were all pastel versions and they ALL had a small amount of gray added not perceptible to most. This was known from color books of the day, and is found in paint analysis today. In fact by the Greek Revival period these became grisailles which are toned gray pastels in olive, gray blue, and gray itself. In fact Ash Gray made from white, lamp black, and a bit of Prussian blue was one of the most popular interior wall colors in the Federal era, usually for the wainscoting and trim, often varnished with copal varnish. Possibly the most important Federal detail in home interiors was left out entirely, and this is something people have gradually become entirely ignorant of, namely wallpapers. This was when the great rise of wallpapers occurred. Here it was not the English who determined the style but the French since Americans were now free to buy them without English tariffs. In fact English papers became rare overnight. That and the French wallpapers were far superior in style. Also at this time occurred the rise in simple attractive American made wallpapers so that hardly a simple home lacked them. Wealthier homes had sometimes every room originally papered including the ceilings of the hallways, and border papers running around doors and windows and along ceilings. Federal era carpets are a whole 'nother subject.

[@BrentHull]

Thanks for sharing. Seems like you need your own channel. Start sharing your views.