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The Tudor style first was popular in America during the first three
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decades of the twentieth century. It was loosely based on a
combination of references to the architecture of early sixteenth
century Tudor England and a variety of Medieval English
prototypes ranging from thatched roof folk cottages to grand manor
houses. The first American examples of the style were built in the
late nineteenth century and tended to be large landmark buildings 303 East Marvin Avenue, an
that were copies of their English antecedents. When the style was example of Tudor Revival
adapted to smaller residential designs, however, it lost much of its architecture.
resemblance to those early manor houses.

Identifying features of the Tudor Revival style include:
1. Steeply pitched roof, usually side-gabled (less commonly
hipped or front-gabled)
2. Façade dominated by one or more prominent cross gables,
usually steeply pitched
3. Decorative half-timbering present on about half of examples
4. Tall, narrow windows, usually in multiple groups and with
multi-paned glazing
5. Massive chimneys, commonly crowned by decorative
chimney pots

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819 West Main Street, a contributing structure to the West End Historic
District and an example of Tudor Revival style architecture.

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