STYLES OF HOUSING 17 th Century - Today

Roof Styles

English Settlements Unique Features:  Wood frame forms part of the outside wall  Between the beams is filled with plaster  Huge chimney serving one+ fireplaces  Roof – thatch, shingles, or clapboards  Small windows Half-Timbered House

English Settlements Unique Features:  Simple Rectangular Design  Central Chimney  Roof- Pitched, Gable, Gambrel Cape Cod

English Settlements Unique Features:  2 story  Roof- pitched, long slope Saltbox

English Settlements Unique Features:  Second story overhangs  Originated on forts to prevent attackers from scaling the walls Garrsion House

Spanish Settlements Unique Features:  Rectangular with balconies that faced the street  Kitchens separated from the rest of the house  Roofs- flat or red tile  Often made of Stucco  Round archways and windows

French Settlements Unique Features:  Small windows  Heavy wooden shutters  Porch covered by a broad roof extending around the house  Sometimes built on posts above the ground

18 th Century Unique Features:  Built of brick and stone  2-3 stories  Square or rectangle  Roof- gable or hip  Large symmetrical windows  Doorway details- front door is the focal point  Framed by pilasters, topped by pediment  Chimney  Contrasting materials Georgian Style

18 th Century Unique Features:  Rectangular design, 1+ stories  Some with center section w/wings on each side  Roof- gable w/slopes facing front and back  Decorative cornice across front and back  Symmetrical windows  Fanlight above door or in the pediment Adam Style

18 th Century Unique Features:  Rectangular Design w/symmetric windows  Fanlight  Portico- tall, open porch, supported by columns topped by triangular pediment Early Classical Revival

19 th Century Unique Features:  Rectangular, 2 story w/symmetrical windows  Roof- gable emphasized by wide trim at the cornice  Pilasters across the whole front  Elaborate entrance  Greek columns supporting the porch Greek Revival Romantic Period

19 th Century Unique Features:  Pointed arches  Circular windows w/ornamental carved stone  High-peaked Gothic gables decorated with gingerbread wood trim Gothic Revival Romantic Period

19 th Century Unique Features:  Very elaborate  Roof- boxlike mansard  Decorated cornice  French windows- long, open lengthwise at the middle  Dormer windows on the top story Mansard Style Victorian Period

19 th Century Unique Features:  Irregular steep roof  Ornamental gables  Overlapping decorative wood shingles  Wrap around porch w/railings and columns  Circular towers Queen Anne Victorian Period

19 th Century Victorian Period Queen Anne

Early 20 th Century Unique Features:  Half-timbered look  Steeply pitched gables at the front and sides  Narrow windows, placed in groups  Massive chimneys w/chimney pots- clay pipes placed at the top  Exterior walls of stucco, brick & stone Tudor

Early 20 th Century Unique Features:  Towers  Ornamental metal cresting  Elaborate molding  Relief carving  Arched windows and doorways  Castle-like Chateauesque

Early 20 th Century Unique Features:  Originated in California  Arched doorways and windows  Tile roofs  Parapets- low walls or railings along balconies  Stucco exterior walls  Bell towers and turrets w/pyramid shaped roofs Mission

Early 20 th Century Unique Features:  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright  Emphasized horizontal lines  Low-pitched roofs with overhangs  Wide porches  Rows of glass windows  Most common = square, 2- story w/hip roof and wide front porch Prairie Style Modern Style

Early 20 th Century Unique Features:  Small, 1- story w/low-pitched, overhanging roof  Large, covered porch w/columns Craftsman-Bungalow Modern Style

Mid 20 th Century - Today Unique Features:  Long, low, 1 – story  Roof- low-pitched gable or hip roof  Decorative shutters  Private outdoor living areas in the rear Ranch Style

Mid 20 th Century - Today Unique Features:  Wide overhangs, flat or low-pitched roofs  Exposed supporting beams  Unusual shapes and placements of windows  Contrasting wall material and textures  Designed to integrate into the landscape around it  Sometimes called American International Contemporary Style

Mid 20 th Century - Today Unique Features:  Offers the space of a ranch without all the land  3 levels of living space, connected by short flights of stairs  Horizontal lines, low pitched roof Split-Level

Mid 20 th Century - Today Unique Features:  Combination of steeply pitched shed roofs, many slopes at different angles and face different directions  Exterior- usually wood shingles, or board siding  Hidden entrance  Small, asymmetrically placed windows Shed Style

Mid 20 th Century - Today Unique Features:  Roof- gable, continues to ground level on 2 sides  Usually vacation homes  3 floors, odd interior space A- Frame Innovative Designs

Mid 20 th Century - Today Unique Features:  Built of triangular frames joined to form self- supporting roof and walls  Low-cost, energy-saving Geodesic Dome Innovative Designs