1. An in-depth study of houses.
Architectural Styles
An in-depth study of houses.

2. Pueblo and Adobe House Key Features: Massive, round edges
Flat roof, no overhang
Vigas (heavy timbers) for support
Deep window and door openings
Simple
Western United States
General Info:
Multi family houses
From the spanish word, meaning villages
Sun dried blocks of layered mud

3. Cape Cod House Key Features: Steep roof 1 story Wood with shingles
Central chimney
Symmetrical
Shutters
Little to no ornamentation
General Info:
English colonists in late 17th c
Modest, built for stormy NE weather

4. Georgian Colonial House
Key Features:
Square, symmetrical
Decorative crown over front door
Flattened columns
Five windows
Paired chimneys
Medium roof
General Info:
Popular in NE and colonies
Well-to-do
1700’s
Inspired from English homes
During the reign of King George 1

5. Federal and Adam House Key Features: Low pitched roof
Symmetric windows
Semi-circle fanlight
Decorative crown molding
Palladian window
Balustrade
General Info:
Favored in 1780 – 1830
Similar to Georgian but with more curves
And decorative flourishes

6. Greek Revival House Key Features: Pedimented gable Symmetrical shape
Heavy cornice
Wide, plain frieze
Bold, simple moldings
Entry porch with columns
Decorative pilasters
General Info:
Mid 19th C, Greek inspired
Began in Philadelphia
Popular in south

7. Gothic Revival House Key Features: Steep pitched roof
Pointed windows, grouped chimneys
Battlements, parapets
Quatrefoil and clover shaped windows
Oriel windows
Asymmetrical shape
Veranda
Porch
Masonry and / or wood
General Info:
Imitated Gothic Cathedrals – Europe
New York

8. Italianate House Key Features: Low pitched / flat roof
Symmetrical rectangular shape
Tall appearance
Wide, overhanging eaves, cornices
Square cupola
Tall, narrow windows
Heavily molded
Roman or segmented arches
General Info:
Began in England in 1840s, US 1860
Inexpensive to build
New technology, cast iron,

9. Renaissance Revival House
Key Features:
Cube shaped, symmetrical façade
Smooth stone walls
Mansard roof
Balustrade
Horizontal stone banding
Ornately carved stone window trim
Smaller square windows at top
Quoins
General Info:
based on 16th c renaissance
Italy and France
Used by the very wealthy

10. Second Empire House Key Features: Mansard roof Dormer windows Cupola
Wrought iron
Classical pediments
Paired columns
Tall windows
Small entry porch
General Info:
French, highly decorative

11. Stick Style House Key Features: Rectangular shape Wood Siding
Steep, gabled roof
Ornamental trusses
Very decorative
General Info:
Emphasis on patterns and lines
Decorative elements are flat
Very few remain in tact

12. Queen Anne House Key Features: Steep roof Complicated, asymmetrical
Front facing gable
One story porch
Round or square towers
Decorative shingles, patterned brick
Ornamental spindles and brackets
Bay windows
General Info:
1880s to 1890s, industrial revolution
Mass produced, pre-cut trim
Flashy, “painted ladies”

13. Eastlake Victorian House
Key Features:
Colorful
Turret
Lacy, ornamental
Charles Eastlake, famous for making
Fancy furniture with fancy spindles
Balustrades
Decorative gables
General Info:
Queen Anne style house with Eastlake

14. Shingle House Design Key Features:
Continuous shingles on siding and roof
Irregular roof line
Cross gables
Eaves on several levels
Porches
Asymmetrical floor plan
General Info:
Combined styles
Coined because of rustic cedar styles
Coined by Vincent Scully

15. Colonial Revival House
Key Features:
Symmetrical, rectangular
2 to 3 stories
Brick or wood siding
Simple, classic styling
Gable roof, pillars and columns
Dormers, temple like entrance
Porticos topped by pediment
General Info:
Popular after 1876 to 1950s
Reflect American patriotism / simplicity
Most popular revival house style

16. Neoclassical House Key Features: Romanticize the architecture of
Ancient Greece and Rome
“new” classical
A trend, or approach to design
Columns
Bay windows
Pediments, gables
Narrow windows

17. Beaux Arts House Key Features: Massive and grandiose
Constructed with stone
Balustrades, columns, cornices
Pilasters, lavish decorations
Grand stairway
Large arches, symmetrical
General Info:
Originated in Paris
Grand Central Terminal, NY
New York Public Library
Carnegie Hall
The Waldorf, NYC

18. Tudor House Key Features: Decorative half timbering
Steeply pitched roof
Prominent cross gables
Tall narrow windows
Massive chimneys
General Info:
Imitates 16th c English architecture
Medieval cottages
Popular in the 1920s and 1930s, 70s/80s

19. Cotswold Cottage House
Key Features:
Storybook style
Hansel and Gretel cottage
Tudor cottage
English country cottage
Sloping uneven roof, sometimes thatch
Brick or stone siding
General Info:
Imitates 16th c English architecture
Medieval cottages
Popular in the 1920s and 1930s, 70s/80s

20. Spanish Mission House Key Features: Stucco Large arches Simple
Balconies
Open Space
General Info:
Imitates California Missions
Church like structures
Popular in 1920s

21. Prairie Style House Key Features: Low roof Multi level
Complex floor plan – open
Simplicity – horizontal lines
Central chimney
Overhanging eaves
General Info:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Early 1900’s

22. Today’s Traditional House
General Info:
Ranch
Split Level / Split Foyer
Raised Ranch

23. Katrina / Habitat House
Key Features:
Simple
One story
Plain gable
Small porch
General Info:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Early 1900’s

24. Log Cabin House Key Features: Simplistic Gable Wood syrup
General Info:
Found in the mountains
Rural areas

25. Craftsman Style House Key Features: Gables Columns Wood detail
Front porch
decorative
General Info:
Trendy
Bungalow

26. House Selections