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John S.
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« on: August 02, 2008, 01:46:38 PM » |
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Nice but sad photos, Ink. As you pointed out, so many old schools have received a new lease on life as community centers, even adapted as living quarters as has been shown on HGTV. As for the "Union Jack" transoms, these are actually Neo-Classical, "Roman" style transoms which were very popular in prominent public buildings built during the first two decades of the 20th century. You'll find these window designs especially in courthouses, post offices, and schools, from that period. Early 20th century Neo-Classicism, sometimes also called the Beaux Arts style because this formal classical academic style was taught at the famous Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, came to the U.S. late in the 19th century as many leading American architects had studied at the prestigious French school of architecture. Beginning with the Great White City built of plaster at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago-which mimicked the ancient marble temples and buildings of ancient Rome-Neo Classicism soon swept away the frills and curlicues of the Victorian era and imposed a strict classical order of symmetry and decoration. A friend of mine in Lakewood, OH calls it early 20th century "Greek Revival, Revival".
John S.
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