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Architectural Timeline 1675 – 1960
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Colonial
1681: William Penn granted rights to establish Pennsylvania. Large-scale immigration to the English Colonies begins
1775 – 1783: American Revolutionary War
1830: US Capitol built. End of Colonial Era |
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Federal
1789: US Constitution ratified
1801: Beginning of construction on the White House
1861: Beginning of US Civil War marks end of Federal Era |
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Victorian
1837: Queen Victoria I begins reign in United Kingdom
1865: Transcontinental Railroad finished. Rapid industrialization within the US fuels the growth and spread of Victorian designs
1914: Beginning of World War I marks end of Victorian Era. |
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Arts & Crafts
1830: Inventions of Railroad and Steam Power lead rapid industrialization of America. Arts & Crafts movement is a reaction against this movement.
1865: End of Civil War marks the beginning of the Arts & Crafts movement in earnest
1918: End of World War I marks the decline of the Arts & Crafts movement |
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Modernism
1919 – 1920: Passage of the 18th and 19th Amendments and the "Roaring 20s" that follow mark the beginning of the Modern movement in earnest
1939 – 1945: World War II
1960s: Beginning of the Post-modern movement |
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