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== Transition and Legacy == Federal architecture represented transition rather than revolution—a refinement of Georgian principles rather than their rejection. The style's reliance on classical precedent, proportional systems, and symmetrical composition continued Georgian traditions while adding new sources and lighter expression. By the 1820s, Federal gave way to Greek Revival, which offered more dramatic classical statements appropriate to Jacksonian democracy's self-confidence. But Federal elegance left permanent marks on Philadelphia, particularly in Society Hill's streetscapes and the decorative vocabulary that continued to influence local building.<ref name="tatum"/> The Federal period coincided with Philadelphia's greatest political importance, when the city served as capital of the new nation and witnessed the creation of American governmental institutions. Federal architecture provided appropriate settings for these developments—buildings that expressed Enlightenment rationality, classical learning, and republican virtue. The style's survival in Society Hill, preserved and restored during twentieth-century urban renewal, allows modern visitors to experience the architectural environment of the founding generation, walking streets that Washington, Jefferson, and Adams knew.<ref name="moss"/>
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