housing styles

  • Hogan
    1400

    Hogan

    One room, open door
  • Spanish Stucco
    1500

    Spanish Stucco

    terracotta roof, made of concrete
  • Half Timber
    1500

    Half Timber

    external and internal wall are constructed of timber frame, spaces in between are filled with brick or plaster
  • Swedish Log Cabin

    Swedish Log Cabin

    made of logs, one or two stories.
  • German

    German

    Gable roof, stone walls
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod

    single-story, pitched side gable roof
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial

    Gambrel roof, long overhanging eaves
  • French Normandy

    French Normandy

    asymmetrical features, round stone tower topped by a cone-shaped roof
  • Garrison

    Garrison

    Log Walls or thick planks, second story overhangs first.
  • Adobe

    Adobe

    natural earth colors, small square windows
  • Glided Age

    Glided Age

    castles or estates, multiple stories (3-4),
  • Saltbox

    Saltbox

    Pitched roof with unequal sides, 1 story in the front 2 in the back
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    symmetry, brick
  • Adams

    Adams

    symmetrical, simple shape
  • Early Classic Revival

    Early Classic Revival

    made with brick, large windows
  • French-Provincial

    French-Provincial

    made of stone, mansard roofs
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse

    mostly white, front porch
  • French-Country/manor

    French-Country/manor

    browns and greens, tall sloped hipped roofs.
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    symmetry, column
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival

    Steep gabled roof, lacey tracery work in wood
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    Pitched roofs, decorative trim,
  • Tudor

    Tudor

    half timber, half brick, very dark exteriors
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial

    symmetry, hipped and side gabled Built out of stone
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate

    built from brick or wood clapboard, tall in appearance can be 2-4 stories.
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South

    on pillars, porch
  • Neoclassism

    Neoclassism

    dramatic pillars and columns, symmetry and balance,
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style

    long, not very many windows
  • Solar

    Solar

    solar panels on the top, south-facing windows
  • Craftsman

    Craftsman

    pattern window, small, heavy, stone,
  • International Style

    International Style

    boxy with straight edges, more modern with windows and balconies
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    large front porch, hip roof with hanging porch cover,
  • split level

    split level

    Levels are staggered, one goes up to bedroom, one goes to basement.
  • ranch

    ranch

    Built close to ground, low-pitched or gable roof
  • Earth Sheltered

    Earth Sheltered

    well insulated, built into hills or earth structures.
  • Tiny House

    Tiny House

    on wheels, with lots of natural lights
  • Smart House

    Smart House

    black and white, security cameras, modern, home automation