Revival Styles vs. Eclectic Styles in General
Revival Styles are like a purebred. All Poodle. But Eclectic Styles are mixed breeds.
Comparison of French Revival and French Eclectic.
Willis Winters helped me assemble the Venn Diagram above, which compares French Revival to French Eclectic Styles.
French Revival Characteristics
Mansard roof
WIndows interrupt roofline
Roof over the front porch is an attached shed or extension of the slope
Front gable is not steeply pitched
More prevalent use of fieldstone
More prevalent use of half-timberiing
Examples
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