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48 | September/October 2018 VIEW MORE PHOTOS Go to www.Reveel.it and scan this page date of 1762, such buildings, known both for their historical and architectural footprints, help tell the story of our city's heritage. But from its charred remains, the city arose with both a nod to the classical designs of the past and with a new look too. One of downtown's most prevalent architecture styles, seen in buildings erected aer the 1831 fire through the late 1800s, is Greek Revival. Key elements of this style include classical tall columns and pediments, symmetrical features, horizontal transoms, moldings and embellishments. You can see more of these features in the 1840 Henry McLean House, the 1848 Taylor-Utley House, the former Waddill's store of 1850, the 1853 Smith- Lauder home, the 1855 Kyle House (next to and now part of the St. John's Episcopal Church complex), and the 1858 Phoenix Masonic Lodge. A number of the key details are commonly found on buildings of this style, although not all properties exhibit every characteristic. Structures may encompass other styles, too, which was another trend in this era referred to as eclecticism. For example, the Kyle House, with its decorative cornices, pedimented windows and doors and the balcony with the wrought-iron railing, also has characteristics of the Italianate form. Like Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival adheres to primarily classical rules. It is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi- circular arches, thick walls and pillars, large towers and symmetrical features. In England it is traditionally referred to as Norman architecture. You can see this type of architecture in the former Knights of Pythias Building, located on the southwest corner of Market Square, though some of the building's prominent features were lost in the 1831 fire. Another commercial example of this style is the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Depot built in 1890. Today this building is the Fayetteville Area Transportation and Left, the 1841 Sedberry-MacKethan Drugstore building has a distinctive mansard roof. The 1916 former Stein Building, right, has elements of Mediterranean Revival. Fair Oaks Kyle House

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