n in many Spanish colonial churches in Arizona and New Mexico and other parts of the West, these churches were protected with large walls that would not allow the sandstorms to cause the church damage. The majority of all other colonies during this time period relied heavily on European architecture, in particular English architecture.
             Around 1780 a new style started to prevail, Georgian style. This form reached the American colonies in the form of architecture manuals and pattern books. In New England they had a building boom during this period. Wealth was accumulating along the eastern part of New England. All of the " first families" were looking at setting a standard of sophistication and elegance to display their wealth and statu
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