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05 | The Architectural Fashion of Toronto Residential Neighbourhoods
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REGENCY

Regency architecture refers to classical buildings built in
Britain during the Regency era in the early 19th century
when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to earlier and
later buildings following the same style.The style is strictly the
late phase of Georgian architecture, and follows closely on
from the Neo-classical style of the preceding years, which
indeed continued to be produced throughout the period.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES
Regency architecture is especially distinctive in its houses, and
also marked by an increase in the use of a range of eclectic
"revival" styles, from Gothic through Greek to Indian, as
alternatives to the main neoclassical stream.

Form: Low, rectangular and symmetrical
Storeys: 1 or 1-1/2, occasionally 2
Façade: In bays: 3 to 5- bay fronts
Roof: Hip, may have dormer, often has iron cresting
Windows: Tall, often “French”, 6-over-6
Entrance: Centred, often recessed with sidelights and transom