Housing types

  • Half Timber
    1500

    Half Timber

    plaster
    wattle
    daub
  • Earth Sheltered
    1500

    Earth Sheltered

    The earth's insulation helps maintain consistent indoor temperatures, provides sound proofing, and reduces energy consumption
  • Adobe

    Adobe

    Constructed of natural, durable materials and featuring
    Thick walls
    Flat, rounded roofs
    The house color is usually cream, tan, and yellow
  • Spanish Stucco

    Spanish Stucco

    terra-cotta roof
    white textured exterior walls
    arched doorways
    heavy wooden doors
    small windows
  • Swedish Log Cabin

    Swedish Log Cabin

    round logs
    V Notching
    wide spaces between logs
    clapboard gables
    sharply peaked roof
  • Queen Anne

    Queen Anne

    abundance of decorative elements
    steeply pitched roof irregular shape
    cross gables
    Asymmetrical
    large full width porch
    round or polygonal corner tower
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod

    Small and rectangular
    steep roofs
    normally on and a half story
    later years second story started to get added on
    usually chimmy
  • French-Country/manor

    French-Country/manor

    hipped roofs, stone, brick, high arched windows, and steep designing factors
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse

    wood
    beams
    up and down siding
    white and black/gray colors
    cross trims
  • Costal

    Costal

    Having many stories having the garage open and under the house so when weather hits it does not flood the house. It has a lot of natural looking woods and bright airy houses. They usually have open floor plans lots of windows for natural light some sort of porch or balcony
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South

    2 stories
    porches on both levels
    hip roof
    always built out of wood
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    Fanlight
    Platser exterior
    Pilasters
    Gabled roofs
    Covered Portico Entrance
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival

    pointed arches as decorative element and as window shape
    front facing gables with decorative incised trim
    porches with turned posts or columns
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate

    Italianate doors were often paired or single and were known for their large, elaborate hoods supported by brackets
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial

    Front columns
    Balanced windows
    pitched roofs
    two stories
    symmetrical
    chimneys
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    Decorative trim
    bay windows
    2 to 3 stories
    high ceilings
    shingles
  • Tudor

    Tudor

    tudor-style houses typically have a facade predominantly covered in brick but accented with half-timber framing
  • Craftsmen

    Craftsmen

    Over hang on the roof
    Natural colors
    Windows
    Stone brick or stucco
    Accents of wood
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style

    strong geometry and massing including large central chimneys
    brick or stucco exteriors
    open asymmetric floor plans
    connected indoor and outdoor spaces
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    single storied
    sloping roof
    open floor plan
    simple designs
  • Split Level

    Split Level

    windows at frown level
    attached garage at the lowest level
    Large entry way
    short set of stairs leading upstairs and than another pair of stairs leading downstairs
  • English Cottage

    English Cottage

    Sharply pitched roofs
    Brick or stoney
    Chimney
    sometimes asymmetrical
  • Ski Cabin Style

    Ski Cabin Style

    wood framed windows
    multiple stories
    stone walls
    balconies for the views
  • Solar

    Solar

    Most windows face south to optimize thermal energy
    Dark colored walls to absorb heat
    sun space room meant for collecting heat
  • Smart House

    Smart House

    Smart home devices are connected with each other and can be accessed through once central point- a smartphone,tablet, laptop or game console.
  • Tiny House

    Tiny House

    Possibly on wheels
    small and simple features
    well throughout siding