Show po u uk k Many Changes Made in American Architecture American architecture has gone through a 0 good many phases since the orIginal log huts were built by the early settlers In VIrginIa and Massachusetts Massa- Massa Present day home building however Is far advanced In point ot of beauty over any nuy perIod In the co country's coun- coun un- un try's hIstory In the beginnIng ot of the Eighteenth cent century u r the general rule was for unpretentious unpretentious un- un pretentious houses and there are many lUany survivors today ot of the early homes that were put up In thIs period all over o the New England landscape During the Revolution there was a general lull In buildIng with a great revIval Immediately after the war The Revolutionary post period Is distinguished distinguished dis- dis by the Increase In the number ot of pretentious homes The country was growing rIcher and people people peo- peo were able to put more money Into their homes With the general activity In building buildIng build build- Ing that came with the end of he Revolution Revolution Rev Rev- there grew up a demand for tor Information regarding ture ThIs was met by the publication tIon of a number of books concerning architectural forms and details one of the chief ot of which was Asher Benjamins Benjamin's non Ben jamin's Country Builders Builder's Assistant Assist Assist- ant published In 1797 1707 These books gave details of ot classic and Ren Js- Js sance architecture and actually started started start start- ed the study ot of architecture In InthIs inthis thIs country Architects soon began to appear Inca JOen whose hose IndividualIty marked their work worl brInging their names wIth their designs down to the present time w r The study of classic for forms ms soon started the Greek revival re the ne next step In n ourS our architectural development whIch in In turn was as followed by the Que Queen n Anne cottages and tile the Vie YIe- I torian era ra OrganIzed architectural education freed us somewhat from these sty styles s. s took o k us th through i the I French Influence influence- of the nineties and andI I brought us to the present period ot of such complete Information that we lire ure now able to design In any style n h client wants with fairly complete success Through all thIs fth ro persists a very genuine interest and appreciatIon of our first periods periods' and the pie c lonH r S or the e Ul ei tury v hl td be bean beim im an Inspiration |