Housing Styles

  • Smart House
    1999 BCE

    Smart House

    • large number of technological advancements.
    • more modern
  • Tiny House
    1987 BCE

    Tiny House

    • smaller windows
    • sometimes on wheels
  • Earth Sheltered
    1981 BCE

    Earth Sheltered

    • turf
    • build at ground level
  • Split-Level
    1950 BCE

    Split-Level

    • three or more separate levels with partial flights of stairs linking the levels.
    • lower level integrated garage and, at times, an attached carport
  • Solar
    1940 BCE

    Solar

    • large flat
    • slope surfaces with glass solar tiles or panels
  • Ranch
    1930 BCE

    Ranch

    • low to ground
    • open floor plan
  • Garrison
    1930 BCE

    Garrison

    • two-story
    • rectangular, side-gabled mass
  • Craftsmen
    1920 BCE

    Craftsmen

    • green, brown, and red
    • wrap around porch
  • Prairie Style
    1919 BCE

    Prairie Style

    • brick or stucco exteriors 'open,
    • asymmetric floor plans
  • Victorian
    1901 BCE

    Victorian

    • high pitched roof
    • bright colors
  • Bungalow
    1870 BCE

    Bungalow

    • 1-2 stories
    • sloping roof
  • Glided Age
    1870 BCE

    Glided Age

    • larger house
    • owned by richest people in the US
  • Itailianate
    1840 BCE

    Itailianate

    • brick or wood
    • hipped roofs
  • Greek Revival
    1830 BCE

    Greek Revival

    • porch entry
    • plain or highly decorated cornices and friezes
  • International Style
    1830 BCE

    International Style

    • open interior spaces
    • rectilinear forms; lights, taut plane surfaces
  • Tidewater South
    1800 BCE

    Tidewater South

    • first level is held by stilts
    • wrap around porch, pillars, large windows
  • Neoclassism
    1800 BCE

    Neoclassism

    • dramatic use of columns
    • preference for blank walls
  • Adams
    1780 BCE

    Adams

    • symmetrical
    • low pitched roof
  • Southern Colonial
    1776 BCE

    Southern Colonial

    • central doorway
    • round angles
  • Gothic Revival
    1750 BCE

    Gothic Revival

    • steep glabed roofs
    • pointed arches on doors and windows
  • Cape Cod
    1730 BCE

    Cape Cod

    • chimneys
    • lots of windows
  • Farmhouse
    1720 BCE

    Farmhouse

    • big front door
    • wood beams
  • Georgian
    1710 BCE

    Georgian

    • symmetry
    • decorative window headers
  • Early Classic Revival
    1710 BCE

    Early Classic Revival

    • pillars
    • fanlights
  • French-Country/Manor
    1700 BCE

    French-Country/Manor

    • High pitched roof
    • built out of any materials
  • Saltbox
    1650 BCE

    Saltbox

    • two stories in front and one in back
    • roof resembles a wood lidded salt box
  • Swedish-Log-Cabin
    1630 BCE

    Swedish-Log-Cabin

    • sliding boards fit between the courses of logs
    • custom to use spilt logs and build a low pitched roof
  • French Normandy
    1610 BCE

    French Normandy

    • windows and doorways surrounded by wood
    • asymmetrical
  • Spanish- Stucco
    1600 BCE

    Spanish- Stucco

    • Red tiled roof
    • Simple shape with few designs
  • Dutch Colonial
    1600 BCE

    Dutch Colonial

    • Gambrel roof
    • overhanging eaves
  • French-Provincial
    1600 BCE

    French-Provincial

    • Symmetrical proportions
    • Steep roof
  • Tudor
    1485 BCE

    Tudor

    • Large rectangle windows
    • wood panels across house
  • Half Timber
    1450 BCE

    Half Timber

    • Constructing Wood
    • Frame Structures
  • Hogan
    1400 BCE

    Hogan

    • One Room
    • Woodland Poles
  • Adobe
    1400 BCE

    Adobe

    • Wood roof and ceiling beams
    • Wall and roof parapet
  • German
    1400 BCE

    German

    • Frame roofs
    • Red brick