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3000 BCE
Adobe
-soil
-water
-straw -
1400
English Half Timber
-internal and exterior walls constructed with timber frames
-brick
-plaster -
1400
English Cape Cod
-steep roof
-center chimney
-shingle -
1500
English Saltbox
-flat front and central recognizable features
-asymmetry of the roof
-low read roofline -
Spanish Stucco
-Assynmetrical, one side of the center point is different from the other -Brick or stone covered in stucco (stucco is a type of plaster that is applied to exterior of walls of houses) -
Swedish Log Cabin
-only one room
-10-12 feet long, wide 20ft
-has a stone fireplace -
German
-light exterior with dark wood
-lot’s of window
-symmetrical -
Hogan
-takes many shapes (rounded, sqaure)
-bark roof -
Georgian
-stone or brick walls
-side gabled or hipped roof
-multi panned windows
-symmetrical -
Adams
-Boxlike shape
-Symmetrical
-2 stories
-flat roof
porch with columns
-pediments -
French Nomady
-arched door openings -mixed materials used -large chimney -tall, steeply- pitched hipped roofs, eaves that flare upward to the roof wall intersection -
Southern Colonial
-gable roofs
-symmetrical
-framed doorways
-shutters
-porches
-columns -
Tudor
-Gable Roofs
-Groupings of windows
-decorative half-timbering
-stucco -
Bungalow
-Low pitched roof lines
-overhanging eaves
-Front porch
-small interiors
-single story (2 story built into roof) -
Tidewater South
-large wrap around porches
-broad hipped roof with no interruption -
Early Classic Revival
-made of brick, stone, and wood
-large front porch
-rectangular shape
-four front columns -
French Manor
-balances symmetrical proportions, brick exterior, steep roofs, arch tops, tall second story windows, and porches -
Gothic Revival
-pointed roofs
-many slim chimneys -
International
-Weightless
-glass
-concrete
-Rectangular
-Flat roof -
Greek Revival
-large porches
-many windows covering all sides of the home -
Italianate
-ornamented windows, porches, and doorways
-2 story building
-hipped roof
-centered gable -
Victorian
-Decorative trims
-Associated with haunted house
-high porches
-long halls
-small tower
-tall windows
-steep gable roof
-high ceilings -
Dutch Colonial
-gambrel roof (curved eaves around the edge of the house)
-grand entrances
-sidelights -
French Provincial
-delicate, dignified appearance
-symmetrical
-windows are a dominant part of the design
-tops of windows break into eaves -
Prairie
-strong horizontal lines
-constructed from wood, stone, and other matierals found in a natural enviorment
-allows one room to flow into another
-rooms flow into nature by having porches, terraces, and many windows -
Ranch
-long
-close to the ground profile
-wide and open layout -
English- Garrison
-2 stories, 2nd is larger than 1st
-stacked
-many windows -
Split Level
-floors are staggered (typically two shorts sets of stairs, one running upward to a bedroom level, and the other going downward toward a basement area) -
Solar
-panels installed on roof, fans, and pumps -
Earth Sheltered
-Some are designed to be partly underground -others can be built into a hill or have soil compacted agasint the side of the building -many are solar powered -patially covered with soil (soil helps keep the shelter insulated and protect from the elements and climate extermes)
