Architecture Styles

  • Half Timber

    Half Timber

    -Characterized by exposed wood framing with spaces between filled with plaster, brick,or stone
    -Became popular again in the 1800s
  • Saltbox

    Saltbox

    Characterized by gable roof and lean to roof.
    Came out because Queen Anne placed higher taxes on mulitple story houses. The saltbox style gave the illusion of only one story,so people wouldn't get taxed. Also, John Adams was born in a saltbox house.
    2 story in front, 1 story in back; sloping gable roof with unequal sides; central chimney
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    Symmetrical design with classical details; multipane windows;side gabled or hipped roof;stone or brick; pediments
    17th and 18th century from England
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod

    -Short, modest, and practical. Simple design
    -1690-1850
  • German/Dutch

    German/Dutch

    Upside down funnell shape with sandstone coping. Can hace neck gables or elevated neck gables.
  • Federal

    Federal

    Derived from Georgian style.
    Square or rectangle shaped; 2-3 stories; 2 rooms deep; porch or entry element
  • Gothic

    Gothic

    Pointed arches, front facing gables,steeply pitched roof, castle-like towers, complex and irregular shapes
    Originated in Greece and Rome
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    Greece
    Characterized by sqaure columns, porticos, mimick Greek temples, almost always white, symmetrical
  • Adam

    Adam

    Characterized by a flat rood with ballustrate,semicircular fanlight over front door, narrow side windows flanking front door, shutters
  • Italiante

    Italiante

    Nearly flat roof, square towers, symmetrical retangular shape, tall and narrow, heavily molded double doors
  • Queen Anne

    Queen Anne

    Type of Victorian style
    Towers, turrets, typically made of wood
  • Mansard

    Mansard

    Characterized by Mansard roof, patterned shingle roof, iron roof crest, decorative window surrounding dormers, eaves with brackets, tower, quoins, balustrades
  • Colonial Revival

    Colonial Revival

    Gable roof, aluminum or vinyl siding
  • Chateauesque

    Chateauesque

    Dormers, paired windows, steep pitched roof, semicirculer arches
  • Mission

    Mission

    originated in Panama, CA
    Characterized by thick masonry walls (stucco, arches, etc.), deep porches, stone, extended roofs
  • Prairie

    Prairie

    Characterized by natural materials (wood and stone), broad, overhanging eaves, strong horizontal lines, ribbons of windows horizontally
  • Craftsman

    Craftsman

    Characterized by low-pitched, gabled roof; front porch, tapered columns, a partially paned door
  • International

    International

    characterized by flat roof, ribbon windows, curtain walls of glass, smooth wall surfaces, asymmetrical facade
  • Split-Level

    Split-Level

    Characterized by horizontal, rectangular, or L-shaped orientation; assymetrcal facade, integrated garage, brick exterior
  • Tudor Style

    Tudor Style

    based on late midieval and early renaissance styles
    assymetrical, steep pitched gable roofs, embellished doorways, exposed wood
  • Ranch

    Ranch

    Characterized by rectangular, L-shaped or U-shaped design; simple floor plans, built from natural materials (oak wood, brick), deep-set eaves, one or two stories
  • Contemporary

    Contemporary

    Characterized by irregular, asymmetrical facades, strong geometric shapes, extensive use of natural light, one or two stories
  • A-Frame

    A-Frame

    Characterized by few vertical wall surfaces, large windows on the front and rear facades, deep-set eaves, front and rear gables
  • Shed

    Shed

    Characterized by busy roofline, seamless rood and wall intersections, asymmetrical placement of windows, blank wall surfaces
  • Geodesic Dome

    Geodesic Dome

    Characterized by spherical shape, composed of triangular elements
    created by Richard Buckminster Fuller