Federal Style Door Trim

Georgian federal style homes typically have one main entry door although there can be numerous auxiliary doors leading to patios decks the backyard or a side yard.

Federal style door trim.

Federal style homes are often called adam after the english brothers who popularized the style. Side doors share panel designs similar to main entry doors although the side doors are slightly narrower. See more ideas about house exterior doors house front. Many federal style homes have an arched palladian window on the second story above the front door.

The oval shaped carvings called paterae flanking the door are universal on federal era furniture mantels and interior woodwork. Federal style homes typically emphasize the cornice with decorative molding most typically tooth like dentils or block like projections. These semicircular or elliptical details would often feature a window to bring in additional light above paneled doors. Among the most decorative door entablatures were those in georgian and federal style houses built around 1800 as well as in later greek revivals.

The style that emerged resembles georgian but is more delicate and more formal. A fanlight ornamentation above the door was also common. Jun 20 2020 explore jessica sellitto s board front doors federal and farmhouse style on pinterest. The federal look today photo by antonis achilleos.

Following this theory we are pleased to offer you a federal style moulding package for an entire house. You ll notice these similar elements in the base casing and crown moulding details. Occasionally a side door may include a large area of glass. The room shown here uses a select few mouldings but there are many additional profiles in the federal moulding section of our website to create a similar yet custom look of your own.

Federal mouldings are typically light and delicate and feature cavetto shapes and simple beads to help the moulding read as more refined in a room. In spite of a renewed interest in and enthusiasm for america s federal style a federal style pattern book has not been published in over 200 years and until now there was no single volume source to turn to for examples of the appearance of federal style interior architectural treatments. Just published by john wiley sons federal style patterns 1780 1820. The front door usually has sidelights and a semicircular fanlight.

These often had pedimented tops patterned after those on ancient temples as well as stacked moldings with dentil interlocking greek key or beaded designs.