Architectural Timeline 1675 – 1960 | ||||||
| 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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