Volume 7 • Issue 1 • May 2020

 

 

Interested in learning more about Garfield’s family members and the other historic figures in Garfield’s orbit? Check out our new Biographies section on our website to learn all about more about those who were a part of the 20th president’s life and legacy. Access the biographies by heading to www.nps.gov/jaga/learn/historyculture/people.htm to learn and explore!

 

What do these two houses have in common?

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Anglo-Japanese Style

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James A. Garfield National Historic Site

Both are considered to be Anglo-Japanese in Architectural style!
 

The Anglo-Japanese Style came about from the early 1850s into the early 1900s. This movement was inspired by a new found appreciation for Japanese design and culture, primarily from the increased exploration and trade in the Far East durring this time. It affected not only architecture but also English Art and more specifically the decorative arts.   

Some times refered to as the Oriental style,the defining characteristics of the architecture movement and design include:a lower pitched front gabled roof, oriental influenced verge board from the roofline, and pattered stickwork and decoration on wall surfaces.  

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