The Greek Revival style was popular from circa 1825 to circa 1860, with the primary identifying features of two-storey brick construction, sometimes painted white to mimic marble with a low-pitch gable or hip roof. The shallow angle of the roof seldom permitted dormers.
Greek Revival structures were often oriented with the gable end fronting on the main street. Therefore the facade tended to be the gable end.
Recessed porches were surmounted by roofs supported by round and/or square pillars and pilasters. Elaborate doors with fanlight and sidelights, and often circle or fanlight windows in the frieze.
The Greek Revival style is exemplified by the Court House located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Juliana and Penn Streets, and by the Lyon House at the southwest corner of the intersection of Juliana Street and Vondersmith Avenue in Bedford Borough. It is worth noting that, in true Greek Revival style, the Bedford County Court House was painted white for many years
