The door is simple but the ornamentation around it is grand.
Federal style front doors.
Federal style homes typically emphasize the cornice with decorative molding most typically tooth like dentils or block like projections.
An elliptical fanlight or fan shaped window tops the door with long rectangular windows on either side.
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Tall slender columns or pilasters frame the entrance.
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The front door is surmounted by a fine fanlight which in turn is topped by a fanlight window on the second floor above.
The entrance of a federal style house screams wealth.
With four soaring corinthian columns floor to ceiling windows and elaborately patterned railings linden place is one of the most opulent versions of the federal style in the country.
Side doors share panel designs similar to main entry doors although the side doors are slightly narrower.
These semicircular or elliptical details would often feature a window to bring in additional light above paneled doors.
A fanlight ornamentation above the door was also common.
The oval shaped carvings called paterae flanking the door are universal on federal era furniture mantels and interior woodwork.
Occasionally a side door may include a large area of glass.