2024-07-312024-07-312010-06-18https://hdl.handle.net/10929/138919The Greek revival style of architecture, of which Mead Hall is a particularly superb example, is considered to be America�s first national style when it blossomed in the first half of the 19th century, pre-Civil War period. This style is seen in the simple symmetrical T-shaped plan and Greek architectural elements � the massive columns supporting an architrave, which lent itself perfectly for an impressive portico, an especially southern feature. Fluted ionic columns and architraves echo throughout the interior, framing doors and windows. The red brick was originally painted a light grey, imitating the stone of Greek temples. Ancient Greece, which was being newly discovered through archaeological exploration, was thought to embody the new country�s democratic ideals, reflected in the harmony, symmetry, simplicity, and monumentalism of the Greek revival style.Original file name 159 Mead Hall at Drew University-4.jpg4200x2893Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Gibbons MansionMead HallDrew UniversityGreek Revival ArchitectureMadisonMorris CountyThe SkylandsNJ SkylandsJersey SkylandsNew Jersey SkylandsLakelandGibbon FamilyNew JerseyJerseyNJThe Garden StateU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic Places