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In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders
into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of
Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the
XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temples of Greece. In
response, people in the antebellum trans-Appalachian region
embraced the clean lines, intricate details, and stately symmetry
of the Grecian style. On newly built public buildings, private
homes, and religious structures, references to classical Greek
architecture became the preferred ornamentation. Several antebellum
cities and towns adopted the moniker of "Athens," styling
themselves as centers of culture, education, and sophistication. As
the trend grew, American citizens understood the name as a link
between the Grecian style and the founding principles of democracy
- signaling a change of taste in service to the larger American
cultural ideal. In Athens on the Frontier, Patrick Lee Lucas
examines the material culture of Grecian-style buildings in
antebellum America to help recover nineteenth-century regional
identities. As communities worked to define their built landscape
and develop a shared Western identity, Lucas's study invites
readers to question many of the assumptions Americans have made
about divisions and cultural formation in antebellum society.
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