During the 1890s “Gilded Age,” wealthy Americans could afford to travel overseas and view European styles of architecture, such as the home where Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, grew up. This may be why toward the end of the 1800s and early 1900s, Tudor Revival homes became popular in the United States.
England’s Tudor period (1485-1603) was a time when many homes were built of stone with wooden supporting beams. Tudor Revival homes are loosely based on this style but use modern construction methods.