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Companion PowerPoint Presentation for the Introduction to Housing textbook

2. Vernacular (Folk) Houses
Built for shelter with little concern for popular styles
Traditional—based on a local model & uses local materials & construction techniques

3. Modern Vernacular—more typical of vernacular architecture today
uses readily available materials, not necessarily of local origins uses traditional construction techniques is based on a variety of models

4. Early colonization:
Adapted European concepts
Centered around a large fireplace (heat, light & food preparation)
Stone, but wood better choice in America
Simple, small & built by family members

6. Hall and Parlor Cottage
Fireplace
Steep roof
Gabled roof with the sloped sides parallel to the front door (side as opposed to front gable)
Hall was the public & work area while the parlor was used for sleeping

8. Cape Cod
Most popular in the 18th century; major revival in mid-20th century
Story and a half with side gable & centered front door
Dormers facing the front & symmetrically placed windows

11. Georgian Style Hired builders—more attention to aesthetics
Divided interior spaces
Primary style until early 19th century
Inspired by classic Greek & Roman design
Windows were large with numerous panes
Entry door capped by decorative crown

14. Greek Revival Style
In the early 19th century the ideal home was a single family detached homestead surrounded by a garden
Importance of the home in the new democracy—search for identity
Attracted to the birthplace of democracy—Greece
Popular up to Civil War
Lower slope & front gable
Porches with columns; half-round windows

18. Gothic Revival Style
Competition between styles in the 1840s due to plan books
More picturesque—muted colors instead of white
Irregular shape
More decorative
Steeply pitched roof with decorative barge boards on the gable ends

20. Mid-19th century innovations
Commercial saw mills—stud frame construction (2” x 4”) & machine made nails—could have more angles: light frame construction
Cast iron stove that could be located out of view; less impact on design
Central heating
Railroads providing shipment of lumber & millwork (architectural trim & decorative elements)

22. Victorian Era Home Styles
Modern suburban homes
House should have an organic form & be set in a suburban setting with trees & gardens (middle class)
Promoted by plan books & land developers—time of self-improvement & progress
Complex exterior forms and roof lines to add aesthetic interest

24. Multiple gables, towers & bay windows
Wide porches
Variety of siding types
Elaborately detailed millwork
Interiors were also heavily ornamented with elaborate woodwork & multiple special purpose spaces
Hand work

26. Craftsman or Bungalow Style
Early 20th century—reaction to excess
Home economics & smaller families
Smaller & simpler homes—one or one and a half story set on high basement
Low pitched roof with wide eaves
Porches under main roof supported by columns
Natural materials & colors

30. Prairie Style Credited to Frank Lloyd Wright Usually 2 stories
Low pitched hipped roof wide overhangs
Horizontal focus
Many variations

34. Tudor Style Eclectic styles of the 1920s English-trained architects
Development of brick veneer &
stucco construction techniques
Variety of steeply pitched roofs
Tall windows
Prominent chimney

37. Post WW 2 Pent up housing demand Development of large subdivisions
Smaller homes on larger lots—allowed long side of house to face street with space for a car along side the house

39. Ranch Style Prevalent style today, with many variations
Inspired by western ranch homes
Started as one level & attached garage
Set lower to the ground with little if any exposed basement
Sprawling in form
Side facing gables with low slopes & wide eaves

41. Today No single style has replaced the ranch
Many variations— split level, raised ranch & two story ranch
Older styles also selectively incorporated into housing

43. Focus now:
Construction & detail
Alternate building techniques
Green materials
Energy efficiency
Thread—importance of housing to families & American society over time