Historical Housing

  • 1500

    Earth Shelter

    Earth Shelter
    • Built at ground level -Earth built up around and on top
  • Adobe

    Adobe
    -The house color is usually cream, tan, and yellow
    -Flat, rounded roofs
  • Spanish Stucco

    Spanish Stucco
    • Terracotta roof
    • White textured exterior walls
  • Swedish- Log Cabin

    Swedish- Log Cabin
    • Rounded logs -Sharply peaked roof
  • German

    German
    -Seeing the "secellation of the house"
    - White base with wood to hold it up
  • Queen Anna

    Queen Anna
    -Steeply pitched roof with irregular shapes
    -Abundance of decorative elements
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South
    • 2 stories
    • Porches on both levels
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod
    • Small and rectangular
    • Steep Roofs
  • French- Country Manor

    French- Country Manor
    • Stone
    • Hipped roofs
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse
    • Wood
    • Big porches
  • Coastal House

    Coastal House
    • lifted up first story -lots of windows
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival
    • Fanlight
    • Pilateras
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate
    -Bright
    - Brick
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial
    -Front Columns
    -Balanced windows
  • Victorian

    Victorian
    • Decorative trim
    • Bay windows
  • Tudor

    Tudor
    • Steeply pitched roof
    • Decorative glass windows
  • Craftsmen

    Craftsmen
    • Natural colors
    • Stone, Brick, or stucco
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival
    -Pointed arches as decorative elements as window shape
    -Steeply pitched roof
  • Prairie style

    Prairie style
    • Strong geometry and massing including large central chimneys -Brick or stucco exteriors
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow
    • Single story
    • Open floor plan
  • Split level

    Split level
    -Short set stairs leading upstairs and then another downstairs
    -Large entry way
  • English Cottage

    English Cottage
    • Chimney -Brick or stoney
  • Ski Cabin style

    Ski Cabin style
    • wood framed windows -stone walls for the lower levels
  • Solar

    Solar
    -Most windows face south
    -Bark colored walls
  • Tiny house

    Tiny house
    • On wheels
    • Small and simple features
  • Smart House

    Smart House
    -Smart home devices are connected with each other
    - Smart thermostats