Historical housing styles

  • Adobe
    3800 BCE

    Adobe

    Soil water and straw make up the house and mud walls.
  • English-Half Timber
    1400

    English-Half Timber

    Timber frames and spaces are filled with brick
  • Swedish-Log Cabin
    1500

    Swedish-Log Cabin

    Only one room and stone fireplace
  • English-Saltbox
    1500

    English-Saltbox

    Flat front and asymmetry roof
  • 19th century Spanish-Stucco

    19th century Spanish-Stucco

    Asymmetrical and courtyards
  • German

    German

    More than one story and tall roof
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    Decorative trim and steep gable roofs
  • Hogan

    Hogan

    Bark roofs and timber or stone walls.
  • French- Normandy

    French- Normandy

    Tall steep roofs and arch door ways
  • French-Provincial

    French-Provincial

    Symmetrical and windows are dominate
  • French-Manor

    French-Manor

    Tall second story windows and porches
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial

    Gable roof and shutters
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    Small interiors and low roof lines
  • English-Cape Cod

    English-Cape Cod

    Steep roof and shingles
  • Tudor

    Tudor

    Stucco and grouping of windows
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South

    Wrap around front porch and gable roofs.
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    Simple lines and symmetrical
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival

    Pointed roofs and slim chimneys
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style

    Horizontal lines and low roofs
  • Early Classic Revival

    Early Classic Revival

    Four front columns and large porch
  • Adams

    Adams

    Boxlike shape and symmetrical
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    Large porches and many windows
  • Italianate

    Italianate

    Two stories and hipped roof
  • International Style

    International Style

    Glass and flat roof
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial

    Grand entrance and curved edges
  • Ranch

    Ranch

    Close to the ground and long
  • English- Garrison

    English- Garrison

    Many windows and second floor is larger than the first
  • Split-Level

    Split-Level

    Floor levels are staggered and two short sets of stairs, one going up and one going down
  • Solar

    Solar

    Solar panels on roof and everything is powered by the sun
  • Earth Sheltered

    Earth Sheltered

    Soil and grass and partly or all the way underground