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Few
of the Swiss Avenue houses are a pure architectural
style; most are an eclectic melange of historical
revivals. Architectural historians have identified
16 distinct styles including:
• Adam
•
Bungalow
• Craftsman
• French
& Italian Renaissance
• Georgian
• Greek
Revival
• Jacobethan
• Mediterranean
• Mission
• Neo
Classical
• Norman
• Prairie
• Progressive
Mode
• Spanish
Baroque
At
Fitzhugh and Swiss, the oldest end of the avenue,
are the solid, plainly built style of homes fashionable
from the 1900s to the 1920s. From 1920 onward a
diversity and combination of styles - some harmonious,
some not so harmonious - appear, all reflecting
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A
wide range of architectural styles can be found along
Swiss Avenue's broad boulevard. Gracious architectural
features rarely found in new homes, such as porte-cocheres,
French doors and windows, and broad porches are widely
found. Some of the larger houses incorporate more elaborate
designs that conjure images of Italian palazzos with ornate
balustrades, Spanish villas with stone lintels over quatrefoil
windows, and ante-bellum plantations with two-story Doric,
Ionic and Corinthian columns.
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EXTERIOR
 Original
American Tile (available soon)
Canopies
(available soon)
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windows
Unique
original windows
Entrances
Porches
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Porte
Cocheres (available soon)
Porticoes
(available soon)
Rondels
Shutters
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INTERIOR
Original
American Tile Floors & Mantels
Original
Light Fixtures (available soon)
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