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Tudor
Revival
c.1920-1940
Loosely based on Medieval English
architecture everything from thatched roof cottages to parish churches and
grand manor houses the Tudor Revival style was the most popular of the
period eclectic styles in Morgan County. Though produced in endless
variations, the middle-class Tudor Revivals retained the characteristic
steep gables;
casement windows; wall cladding of shingles, stucco,
and masonry; and decorative
half-timbering. The Tudor Cottage
was a less pretentious interpretation of the style that became popular among
Americans of average means between the two World Wars, while the
Tudor
Gothic style was so commonly used for educational buildings that it
became known as Collegiate Gothic.
Tudor Revival: Kennedy
House (c.1940), 890 East Washington Street, Martinsville
Tudor Revival: DeTurk
House (c.1920), 250 East Harrison Street, Martinsville
In 2005, the Martinsville Board of Zoning
Appeals approved the use of the DeTurk as a physician's office. A year
later, the front lawn was replaced with a large circular drive. The historic
integrity of the property, and of the neighborhood as a whole, has been
severely compromised.
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