Southern colonial style
architecture
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Southern Colonial architecture refers to the style that culminated in the Georgian mansions of the antebellum period. This style flourished in Maryland, Virginia, and the Carolinas, often featuring story-and-a-half brick houses with prominent end chimneys and decorative brickwork. It is a regional variation within the broader category of colonial architecture in North America, which adapted European styles to local materials and conditions.12
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