Upper Class houses of the wealthy followed a similar renaissance style of Elizabethan architecture. Stone and expensive bricks were used for durabilityand appearance ( as opposed to the timber and wattle of Lower Class houses). Classic Greek and Roman architecture was admired by the Elizabethans and sometimes great columns framed the entrances of many great Elizabethan houses.
Elizabethan Architecture is the term given to the early Renaissance architecture in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1st. It was also in the same period where many other countries in Europe was also in their Renaissance period. The design inherited Tudor Architecture and was later on developed into Jacobean Architecture and a limited amount into Palladian Architecture. The Elizabethan Architecture was resulted from the demand of the society in building new civic building, houses and Churches at the time as the society is doing better financially.