As evidenced by many of its historic buildings, Fredericton was greatly influenced by the neoclassical architectural period that swept Europe and North America during the 18th century (Young 1982 , 10). This period was marked by an influx of buildings designed to reflect the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome (Faulkner 2009, Neoclassical Architecture). It grew out of the burgeoning interest in classical antiquities and antiquarianism, a movement led by Englishmen such as Lord Elgin and William Stukeley, which marked the 1700s (Greene and Moore 2010: 16, 38). Although this style did not appear in Canada until the late 18th century, it quickly became a dominant form of choice for public and private buildings and Fredericton is an excellent example (Young 1982, 10). Typical attributes of neoclassical architecture include columns made of wood or stone, broad friezes, and pediments above doorways (Harris 2006, neoclassical style). Each of the three Greek orders, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian, is well represented. However, this article will only discuss the Ionic and Corinthian orders and their presence in the city of Fredericton. The Ionic and Corinthian orders became very popular in Greece and surpassed their Doric counterpart continuing into the Roman period (Gates 2010, 220). . However, before the Corinthian order, the Ionic order began to be well established around 550 BC (Lawrence 1957:131). It emerged from Asia Minor and spread to mainland Greece shortly thereafter (Scranton 1982, 10; Lawrence 1957, 85). The order owes its name to the Ionians, a group of Greek settlers from Asia Minor, who invented it (Vitruvius, The Ten Books of Architecture, 4.8.4). Why and how the order arrived...... middle of paper...... utledge.Harris, CM (2006). Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Howatson, M. C. (2011). The Oxford Companion to Classic Literature. Oxford University Press. Lawrence, A. W. (1957). Greek architecture. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books Ltd. Leroux, J. and Pacey, P. (2004). Build a capital. Fredericton: Fredericton Heritage Trust. Pemberton, E.G. (1972). The east and west friezes of the temple of Athena Nike. American Journal of Archaeology, 303-310. Scranton, R.L. (1982). Greek architecture. New York, NY: George Braziller Inc. Spray, W. (1998). Impressions of Historic Fredericton. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions. Tzonis, A. and Giannisi, P. (2004). Classical Greek Architecture: The Construction of the Modern. Paris: Editions Flannarion. Young, C. (1982). Heritage Manual. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Fredericton Heritage Trust.