A Neoclassical Home Seamlessly Blends the Old with the New
In the late 1800s, immigrants and Americans alike were leaving their rural lives behind for the bright lights of our nation’s burgeoning cities. While these metropolises brimmed with modernity and opportunity, unfortunately, they were being constructed quickly and with little forethought. And the cracks eventually began to show. Many cities faced sanitation issues, increased crime, […]
In the late 1800s, immigrants and Americans alike were leaving their rural lives behind for the bright lights of our nation’s burgeoning cities. While these metropolises brimmed with modernity and opportunity, unfortunately, they were being constructed quickly and with little forethought. And the cracks eventually began to show. Many cities faced sanitation issues, increased crime, a disregard for neighborhood planning and were becoming more crowded by the day. In order to make life more pleasant for families, in the 1890s planners began borrowing from European design in what came to be called the City Beautiful movement. They constructed public parks, worked through infrastructure challenges, installed monuments and conceived ways to make thoroughfares less congested. One of the more noticeable shifts was the renewed focus on magnificent architectural design inspired by Neoclassical elements.
A shining relic from this era is communication strategist and new mom Karen Buck’s home in New Orleans, LA. Finished in the 1920s, it boasts many traits of the City Beautiful e...
In the late 1800s, immigrants and Americans alike were leaving their rural lives behind for the bright lights of our nation’s burgeoning cities. While these metropolises brimmed with modernity and opportunity, unfortunately, they were being constructed quickly and with little forethought. And the cracks eventually began to show. Many cities faced sanitation issues, increased crime, a disregard for neighborhood planning and were becoming more crowded by the day. In order to make life more pleasant for families, in the 1890s planners began borrowing from European design in what came to be called the City Beautiful movement. They constructed public parks, worked through infrastructure challenges, installed monuments and conceived ways to make thoroughfares less congested. One of the more noticeable shifts was the renewed focus on magnificent architectural design inspired by Neoclassical elements.
A shining relic from this era is communication strategist and new mom Karen Buck’s home in New Orleans, LA. Finished in the 1920s, it boasts many traits of the City Beautiful e...
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