Postcard image courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017 One of thousands of historic addresses – sites, in Horry County and the S.C. low-country, to explore and enjoy on the pages of Roots and Recall!
Image of Conway on a 1852 Map
Image taken in 2015 by R&R
Colonial Revival style was an effort to look back to the Federal and Georgian architecture of America’s founding period for design inspiration. Less commonly, the Post-Medieval English and Dutch Colonial house forms were an influence on the Colonial Revival style. This enthusiasm to explore the architecture of America’s founding period was generated in part by the Philadelphia Centennial of 1876 celebrating the country’s 100th birthday. This trend was further promoted by the Columbian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago.
Like most revival efforts, the Colonial Revival style did not generally produce true copies of earlier styles. Although, in the early years of the 20th century (1910-1935) there was a real interest in studying and duplicating Georgian period architecture. Generally, the Colonial Revival style took certain design elements – front façade symmetry, front entrance fanlights and sidelights, pedimented doorways, porches and dormers – and applied them to larger scale buildings. These colonial era details could be combined in a great variety of ways, creating many subtypes within this style. Courtesy of the Penn. Arch. Field Guide – Website
Image of Conway on a 1852 Map
Image taken in 2015 by R&R
Postcard view of the area. Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017
Image taken in 2015 by R&R
Image of Conway on a 1852 Map
Image taken in 2015 by R&R
Old postcard image of the Horry Co Courthouse. Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017
Image of Conway on a 1852 Map
Image courtesy of the Segars Collection – 2007
Image of Conway on a 1852 Map
Image taken in 2015 by R&R
