housing

  • Swedish log cabin
    3500 BCE

    Swedish log cabin

    -round logs
    -V notching
    -sharply peaked roof
  • Earth shelter
    1500 BCE

    Earth shelter

    -Covered with grass
    -in the ground
    -small windows
  • English cottage
    500 BCE

    English cottage

    -sharply pitched roof
    -chimneys
    -bricks or stone
  • French-country manors
    1500

    French-country manors

    -hipped roofs
    -high-arched windows
    -stone and brick accents
  • German

    German

    -visible house skeleton
    -plaster
    - made for it's structure
  • Adobe

    Adobe

    -thick walls
    -flat round roofs
    -light colors
  • Spanish Stucco

    Spanish Stucco

    -white textured walls
    -arched doorways
    -small windows
  • Cape cod

    Cape cod

    -small and rectangular
    -1 and 1/2 story
    -equal amount of windows
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial

    -front columns
    -two stories
    -big in size
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse

    -sliding barn doors
    -wrap around porches
    -gabled roof
  • Italianate

    Italianate

    -low-pitched roof
    -round-arch windows
    -bright and airy
  • Tidewater south

    Tidewater south

    -2 stories with porches
    -lifted off the ground
    -hip roofs
  • gothic revival

    gothic revival

    -cross bracing
    -pointed arches
    -steep pitched roof
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    -decorative trim
    -bay windows
    -2 to 3 stories
  • Tudor

    Tudor

    -front-facing gables
    -half-timbered walls
    -brick walls
  • Craftsmen

    Craftsmen

    -overhang roof
    -accents of wood
    -natural colors
  • queen anne

    queen anne

    -an abundance of decor
    -bay windows
    -cross gables
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    -fanlights
    -gabled roofs
    -covered portico entrance
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style

    -brick or stucco exteriors
    -open floor plans
    -strong geometry
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    -single story
    -sloping roof
    -simple designs
  • Split-Level

    Split-Level

    -short stair leading upstairs
    -attached garage
    -windows at ground level
  • coastal

    coastal

    -Many stories
    -plenty of windows
    -Bright and airy
  • Ski Cabin

    Ski Cabin

    -wood frame windows
    -high ceilings
    -Amazing views
  • Solar

    Solar

    -most windows face south
    -solar panels
    -Trombe wall
  • Tiny House

    Tiny House

    -wheels
    -small
    -simple features
  • Smart House

    Smart House

    -heating and cooling accents
    -cameras
    -lots of technology