1. Housing styles Folk and Popular Culture

2. Folk Housing Folk housing builds out of available materials Simple designs, focus on function over form Minimum use of manufactured materials – maybe glass for windows Examples:

3. Log cabins/wood plank houses in Eastern North America

4. Adobe or mud brick homes in arid climates

5. Nomadic Homes Tents – easily transportable Gers or Yerts

6. Housing in America Traditional popular housing in America 1) New England – “Salt box” 2) Mid-Atlantic 3) Southern Tidewater

7. Salt Box house Material: Timber frame, planking Fireplace at center of house Location: New England

8. Mid-Atlantic Style Chesapeake Timber frame, planking One or two chimneys, at sides of house Front porches Originated in Pennsylvania to Maryland

9. Southern Tidewater House Single story and raised porches Stone or brick foundation

10. Modern Housing Styles in America

11. Neo-classical/Greek Revival First Greek Revival in early 1800s in U.S. Multistory Predominant use of Greek/Roman style columns Southern plantation houses

12. Victorian/Queen Anne Style Late 1800s Ornate & decorative Turrets Broad porches

13. Craftsman/Bungalow Early 20 th century Predominant in small towns, outskirts of cities Small, single family dwellings Gables, porches, often squared columns

14. Modern or International Style 1920s and 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright Futuristic/Geometric designs Mainly found in large cities

15. Colonial Revival Mid-20 th century Recreation of early American style with modern addition (fewer chimneys, attached garage) Multiple Material: brick, siding Multi-story, often porchless

16. Ranch House 1940s and 1950s Originated on west coast and moved east Long, single story Attached carports Split level ranch

17. Tudor Revival Originally dates to 1850s, but was revived in American in the 1970s Multi-story and timber framing over the exterior walls

18. Neo-eclectic homes Late 20 th century Recent American suburban style Draws from ranch, neo- colonial, Victorian and other styles Materials are mixed and contrasted – brick, siding, stone