Georgian architecture is characterized by symmetry, graceful proportions, clean lines, and the use of exposed brick.
Georgian architecture was born under the reign of King Georges I-IV from 1714 to 1830 and was imported to the United States, notably New England, by English colonists.
Georgian architects were inspired by the proportion and symmetry embraced by influential Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508 to 1580), who had been influenced by the building styles of ancient Rome and Greece. Palladianism was a popular style in Britain between 1715 and 1760 that was a revival of Palladio’s ideas that came back in full force during the early Georgian period.