Salem Massachusetts - Salem Architecture 19th & 20th Centuries: Overview

Architecture in the 19th and 20th CenturiesWhile Salem is best known for its First period and Federal architecture,equally outstanding buildings from later periods can be foundin the Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival, Victorian Gothic,and Colonial Revival styles.The Joseph Winn, Jr. House 1843National Register of Historic PlacesPrivate HomeThe Greek Revival style is often called the"first truly American style". This style arose out of theyoung nation's desire to identify with the ideals and architectureof the ancient Greek Republic and was heightened by the Greek Revolutionin 1821. This example was built for Joseph Winn, Jr., a wholesaleshoe businessman and the former captain of the St. Paul,the largest Salem trading vessel of its era.The Francis Cox House 1846National Register of Historic PlacesPrivate HomeThe Italianate style was inspired by thevernacular farmhouse architecture of the Italian country villas. Thedwelling shown is one of Salem's earliest Italianate buildings. T...