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Greek Revival architecture
12016-03-07T17:42:06-08:00Marianna Mapes6544b040bd84b408df1fddd4a53375d6aaa4e41e81806plain2016-03-26T17:14:35-07:00Marianna Mapes6544b040bd84b408df1fddd4a53375d6aaa4e41eThe Greek Revival in American architecture took hold in the Deep South in the 1830’s (Zelinsky 9). From a climatic standpoint, it is a sensible architecture, with “high, broad porticoes in combination with shuttered windows and high-ceilinged rooms [fitting] nicely to the hot, humid summers of the region” (Zelinsky 9). Around the time of the mansion’s construction, the Greek Revival style started to appear to a limited extent in the architecture of civic spaces (Zelinsky 10); the repurposing of the mansion as part of a medical facility renders it rather anomalous with respect to the primarily residential Greek Revival structures in the American South. The Greek Revival style blossomed during a time of significant national expansion, of which the Louisiana Purchase was the hallmark (Downs 173), but its hopefulness and futurism lies in tension with the static, inward-looking, and confining nature of the long-term medical care provided at Carville.
