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Rugs were not placed on the floors in early homes, they would have been hung on the walls or used on the beds for warmth. As nice as some colonial homes may seem, they didn't have electricity, telephones, or running water. -
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One famous kind of house was called a Georgian Colonial Home. This was named after George III of England. Many of the richer homes were built with a brick instead of wood. -
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The Georgian home was found in many of the colonies and was a rectangle home. Some homes had a roof that was slanted, and it was called a saltbox home because it looked like a box that the colonists kept their salt in. -
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The homes in early colonial times were nice, but they had no electricity or running water in the homes yet. The richer colonists had real beds, nice furniture, rugs, wood floors, and more. -
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The poorer and the meddling class often lived in one or two-room homes. The poor and middling class homes had dirt floors, a fireplace, and a bed that was made of straw. -
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Many one-room homes had a loft or attic which was used for storage. Sometimes the older children would sleep in the attic. The typical farming family lived in a one or two room house with dirt floors. -
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Settlers on the frontier sometimes built log cabins because they could be built quickly and by just a few people. Victorian houses are architecturally commonly referred to as a Victorian Style but this "style" is really a period in history. -
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The Bungalow house style of architecture is a single-family house type whose popularity grew in the western United States at the turn-of-the-century The Colonial house style consists of many styles built during the "Colonial" period in America's history when England, Spain, and France had colonies scattered across what is now the United States. -
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The Romantic Style of American houses grew in popularity in a time when the U.S. was attempting to break free from English culture The Arts and Crafts Movement began in England in the 1860s as a reform movement that challenged the tastes of the Victorian era. -
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In the United States, the Arts and Crafts style was also known as Mission style. Though they have a distinctive appearance, Foursquares can adapt to almost any style, often Prairie or Craftsman style, but also Late Victorian -
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Most Modern house styles of American architecture include familiar and very popular architects. It was inexpensive housing that was not only eye-pleasing and functional but could be built quickly to keep up with the fast-paced effects of the industrial revolution. -
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Prairie and Craftsman styling, which was popular during the heyday of the Foursquare Often these homes feature massive stone porch columns, banding and other emphases on horizontal lines, and low-pitched roofs with wide overhangs and exposed rafters. -
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Foursquares were simple, clean, and economical to build, and because their heyday coincided with the rise of mass manufacturing in America, as well as balloon-framing construction methods With its special features- style, convenience, simplicity, sound construction, and excellent plumbing- the bungalow filled more than they need for shelter. -
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There is a wide variety of Victorian styles, each with its own distinctive features. The Victorian era dates from the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain (1840 to 1904). -
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This style was taken up by American designers around the time of Morris's death in 1896, with somewhat different results Bungalows offered low cost, simple living quarters with an artistic touch to many Americans getting by on modest means.
