Named for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United Kingdom, and George IV of the United Kingdom—who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to June 1830. The style was revived in the late 19th century in the United States as Colonial Revival architecture, and in the early 20th century in the Great Britain; referred to as Neo-Georgian architecture.
Identifying features: A simple 1–2 story box, 2 rooms deep, using strict symmetry arrangements. Panel front door centered, topped with rectangular windows (in door or as a transom) and capped with an elaborate crown/entablature supported by decorative pilasters. Cornice embellished with decorative moldings, usually dentilwork. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_architecture)
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