Historical Housing Style Timeline Gerardy

  • Adobe
    3000 BCE

    Adobe

    -soil
    -water
    -straw
  • English Half Timber
    1400

    English Half Timber

    -internal and exterior walls constructed with timber frames
    -brick
    -plaster
  • English Cape Cod
    1400

    English Cape Cod

    -steep roof
    -center chimney
    -shingle
  • English Saltbox
    1500

    English Saltbox

    -flat front and central recognizable features
    -asymmetry of the roof
    -low read roofline
  • Spanish Stucco

    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

    Swedish Log Cabin

    -only one room
    -10-12 feet long, wide 20ft
    -has a stone fireplace
  • German

    German

    -light exterior with dark wood
    -lot’s of window
    -symmetrical
  • Hogan

    Hogan

    -takes many shapes (rounded, sqaure)
    -bark roof
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    -stone or brick walls
    -side gabled or hipped roof
    -multi panned windows
    -symmetrical
  • Adams

    Adams

    -Boxlike shape
    -Symmetrical
    -2 stories
    -flat roof
    porch with columns
    -pediments
  • French Nomady

    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

    Southern Colonial

    -gable roofs
    -symmetrical
    -framed doorways
    -shutters
    -porches
    -columns
  • Tudor

    Tudor

    -Gable Roofs
    -Groupings of windows
    -decorative half-timbering
    -stucco
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    -Low pitched roof lines
    -overhanging eaves
    -Front porch
    -small interiors
    -single story (2 story built into roof)
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South

    -large wrap around porches
    -broad hipped roof with no interruption
  • Early Classic Revival

    Early Classic Revival

    -made of brick, stone, and wood
    -large front porch
    -rectangular shape
    -four front columns
  • French Manor

    French Manor

    -balances symmetrical proportions, brick exterior, steep roofs, arch tops, tall second story windows, and porches
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival

    -pointed roofs
    -many slim chimneys
  • International

    International

    -Weightless
    -glass
    -concrete
    -Rectangular
    -Flat roof
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    -large porches
    -many windows covering all sides of the home
  • Italianate

    Italianate

    -ornamented windows, porches, and doorways
    -2 story building
    -hipped roof
    -centered gable
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    -Decorative trims
    -Associated with haunted house
    -high porches
    -long halls
    -small tower
    -tall windows
    -steep gable roof
    -high ceilings
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial

    -gambrel roof (curved eaves around the edge of the house)
    -grand entrances
    -sidelights
  • French Provincial

    French Provincial

    -delicate, dignified appearance
    -symmetrical
    -windows are a dominant part of the design
    -tops of windows break into eaves
  • Prairie

    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

    Ranch

    -long
    -close to the ground profile
    -wide and open layout
  • English- Garrison

    English- Garrison

    -2 stories, 2nd is larger than 1st
    -stacked
    -many windows
  • Split Level

    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

    Solar

    -panels installed on roof, fans, and pumps
  • Earth Sheltered

    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)