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Early Twentieth Century Styles:
The Tudor Revival

STANDARDS:

The material in this unit may be used to address the following Social Studies Standards:

G-1C-E4	H-1C-E4	H-1A-E3
No MS	H-1A-M4	H-1B-H11

BACKGROUND:

"Tudor Revival" is a broad stylistic term applied to any building which suggests the historic buildings of fifteenth through seventeenth century England. The name is misleading because early twentieth century architects and builders used motifs from various early English periods to create their own interpretations of English style.

During its early years of popularity, the Tudor Revival was used only on the large country houses found outside cities and in wealthy suburbs of large cities. Its popularity broadened to the middle class in more restrained versions. Architects designed some of these. Using suggestive names like "The Devonshire," "The Sussex," and "The Dover," pattern books, housing magazines and sellers of pre-fabricated homes also helped spread the style.

The following factors contributed to the Tudor Revival's popularity:

TUDOR REVIVAL SUBTYPES

The following is a simplified interpretation of the types of Tudor Revival houses found in Louisiana:

 

Stockbroker Tudor (2nd View) :	An upscale version of the English taste, this subtype took its name from the belief  that Wall Street financiers preferred it for their country retreats. Although  not a  mansion, the Stockbroker Tudor house is large and often features half-timbering on its façade.
The English Cottage (2nd View) :	The English Cottage is the small, quaint, and restrained version of   the Tudor Revival which developed as the English taste spread to the middle class. Although this type certainly implies the English taste to Americans, some  scholars doubt whether true Englishmen would recognize this version of English style.

CHARACTERISTICS OF STYLE:

LOUISIANA CONNECTIONS:

Louisiana's experience with the Tudor Revival paralleled that of other states, with many examples of both the Stockbroker Tudor and English Cottage houses existing in the early twentieth century neighborhoods of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Shreveport. Even the state's smaller communities often have a few examples of the English Cottage.

A few shotgun houses with Tudor Revival facades are found in New Orleans, especially in the suburb of Gentilly Terrace.

Like many other Americans, Louisianians favored a twentieth century secular interpretation of the Gothic style for educational buildings. Called Collegiate Gothic ( 2^nd View ), it was based primarily on the buildings of Oxford and Cambridge colleges in England.

EXAMPLES:

Slagle House, Ouachita Parish
Uptown Historic District, Orleans Parish
Fairfield Historic District, Caddo Parish
Kleinert Terrace Historic District, East Baton Rouge Parish
Kleinert Terrace Historic District, East Baton Rouge Parish
Monroe Residential Historic District, Ouachita Parish
Loyola University, Orleans Paris