house timeline

  • Earth sheltered
    15,000 BCE

    Earth sheltered

    built on ground
    put the "earth" around and on top of it
  • French normandy
    2500 BCE

    French normandy

    hip roof over "silo"
    windows and doorways surrounded by windows
  • Hogan
    1400

    Hogan

    wooden poles
    one room and one door
  • Adobe
    1400

    Adobe

    mud or brick
    natural earth colors
  • Half timber
    1450

    Half timber

    brown panels
    windows
  • German
    1500

    German

    timber framing
    post and beam
  • Tudor
    Mar 9, 1558

    Tudor

    large rectangle windows
    wood panels across house
  • Dutch colonial

    Dutch colonial

    gambrel roof
    chimney
  • French-provincial

    French-provincial

    brick exterior
    steep roof
  • swedish log cabin

    swedish log cabin

    low pitched roof
    chimney
  • Saltbox

    Saltbox

    two stories in front and one in back
    roof resembles wooden lidded salt box
  • Cape cod

    Cape cod

    pinched roof
    chimney and lots of windows
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    made out of brick
    symmetry
  • Early Classic Revival

    Early Classic Revival

    big thick pillars
    fan light windows
  • french country manor

    french country manor

    natural stone
    rustic/historical look
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse

    big house
    big front door
  • Neoclassicism

    Neoclassicism

    geometric forms, Greek Roman detail, dramatic use of columns
  • Southern colonial

    Southern colonial

    big porches
    2-4 stories
  • Adams

    Adams

    simple square or rectangular house
    low pitched roof
  • Tidewater south

    Tidewater south

    large wrap around porch
    pillars
  • Italianate

    Italianate

    brick or wood
    2-4 stories
  • Gothic revival

    Gothic revival

    steep gable roof
    pointed arches on doors and windows
  • Greek revival

    Greek revival

    asymmetrical shape
    fireplace pushed back to make it look like greek
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    1-2 stories
    lots of windows
  • Glided age

    Glided age

    lavish houses
    for rich people
  • Prairie style

    Prairie style

    really straight edges
    interior wood banding
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    high pitched roof
    bright colors
  • Spanish stucco

    Spanish stucco

    red tiled roof
    many windows
  • Craftsmen

    Craftsmen

    darker colors
    brick
  • Garrison

    Garrison

    two stories
    rectangular
  • International style

    International style

    open interior spaces
    light or dark colors
  • Ranch

    Ranch

    low to the ground
    outdoor patio
  • split level

    split level

    walk into the house you get to go upstairs or down and upstairs you will find the kitchen and bathroom. and downstairs would be the basement and garage
  • solor

    solor

    Large flat and sloped surfaced with glass solar tile or panels
    could be any type of house
  • Tiny house

    Tiny house

    open living space
    kitchen and bathroom
  • Smart house

    Smart house

    x10 anything can work in your house
    shaped kind of weird