Exploring New England Architecture

Learn about the houses below.

	Post Medieval English/Early Colonial Style - Northern Version Wells-Thorn House - Southern Ell Built 1747 This part of the building is Post Medieval English Style, a type of early American architecture tied to modest contemporary English cottages.
	American Georgian Wells-Thorn House - Main Building Built 1747 This building is Georgian Style, a type of early American architecture influenced by the classical orders of ancient Greece and Rome, the designs of Italian architect Andrea Palladio, and English architects like Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren.
	Federal Style Coleman-Hollister House Built between 1796 and 1797 The Coleman-Hollister House, named for the first and last families to use it as a home, was built by emerging architect Asher Benjamin. This grand home is an example of how Federal Style architecture looked in Western Massachusetts.

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