Greek Revival Fireplace Mantel

The marble for each mantel came from a different state and each was a different color.

Greek revival fireplace mantel. A gold veined black marble mantel in a greek revival row house in boerum hill. Ornament tended to be more assertive think of the now familiar greek key design. The fireplaces and mantels which projected about 2 5 feet 0 76 m were considerably reduced in depth to just 0 5 feet 0 15 m.

Greek revival mantel windsorone featuring greek revival moldings. Gothic revival these mantels accentuate the perpendicular. White marble is the height of athenian splendor but most american greek revival mantels are of wood sometimes faux painted with veining.

To help architects builders and homeowners for mantel designs that are specific to each style in the windsorone classic american molding collection we turned to two of the countries authorities gary m. Although the two styles had much in common greek revival was more masculine in feel with a pared down post and lintel construction. Lake elmo greek revival farmhouse.

Greek revival these mantels are usually based on the plain post and lintel construction of greek temples. Circa 1830 greek revival mantel classic connecticut pine construction fully stripped and ready to finish with minor prep overall height 47 1 2 overall width 66 body width 57 1 2 leg width 6 1 2 firebox opening 33 1 2 h x 44 w mantel depth 7. Black fireplace surround painted fireplace mantels painted mantle slate fireplace simple fireplace paint fireplace farmhouse fireplace home fireplace farmhouse interior.

Photo via douglas elliman starting in the 1840s and by the dawn of the civil war central heating began to appear in fine homes according to the row house history book bricks and brownstone. The simplest and most common greek revival mantel is in the aedicule style an entablature resting on two columns seen as a unit. Featuring greek revival moldings.

In the vast majority of houses the columns are simple molded pilasters. Above the mantel in a master bedroom is a painting by edi hila. The mantels were replaced with 6 foot 1 8 m new ones in the georgian style.