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1400
Hogan
These houses are from the 15th century. They are built out of logs and mud, and were popular with Native Americans. -
1450
Tudor
These homes are from the 15th century. These homes have
steeply pitched gable roofs, masonry chimneys, embellished doorways, and groupings of windows. -
1500
Adobe
These homes are from the 16th century. They have very thick walls and sun-dried bricks made of clay, soil, sand, and straw. -
1550
French-Manor
These homes are from the 16th century. This style has steep roofs and tall second story windows, (often with arched tops). -
English-Half Timber
These homes are from the 17th century. They first became popular in New England, and consist of brown wooden beams against a cream or white base. -
French-Provincial
These homes are from the 17th century. They most often have balanced and symmetrical proportions, and a brick exterior. -
Swedish-Log Cabin
They are from the 17th century. First built in Sweden, these homes have gable roofs, and have horizontal log patterns. -
English-Saltbox
These homes are from the 17th century.
The roof is known as a catslide roof. The roof slides down to one story so people could avoid paying certain taxes a two story house has. -
Spanish-Stucco
These homes are from the 18th century, and are designed to keep cool in hot climates, and they most often have an asymmetrical exterior design. They are usually found in Southern states. -
Southern Colonial
This home is from the 18th century. It is a two or three story frame house with symmetrical design. Two - story columns extend across the entire front, covered by roof extension. -
Georgian
These homes are from the 18th century. Symmetrical design, classic proportions, decorative elements, side gabled or hipped roof. -
English-Cape Cod
These homes are from the 18th century. They include a steep roof, a center chimney, windows, shingle sides, and an unornamented look. -
Adams (Federal)
These houses are from the 18th century. Classic Roman decorative motifs, and complex pastel color schemes. -
Tidewater South
This home is from the 19th century. These homes, being designed for hot/wet climates have raised foundations and hipped roofs, which are good for rain and flooding. Another common look of these homes are large wrap around porches. -
Gothic Revival
These homes are from the 19th century. The most popular design found in this style of house are their steeply pitched roofs, and pointed arch shape for windows and doors. -
Greek Revival
These homes are from the 19th century. They were painted white to imitate expensive marble. It frequently contained intricate details and pillars out front of the house. -
Early Classic Revival (Federal)
These homes are from the 19th century. These houses have large windows and doors, a front gabled roof, and a front porch with columns. -
Itailianate
These homes are from the 19th century. They have two or more stories (generally 2 or 3), a hip roof, box with a centered gable. -
Victorian
This home is from the 19th century. Some key factors of this home are detached buildings, slanted roofs, and they are often built out of bricks or stone. -
Bungalow
These homes are from the 19th century. Bungalows often have the windows close to the roof. They also have the living space on the first floors, and then the bedrooms on the upper level. -
English- Garrison
These homes are from the 20th century, and usually have 2 stories/second story overhangs. They also can have small panes of glass or double hung windows. -
Dutch Colonial
These homes are from the 20th century. These houses have gambrel roofing. These houses also have central entrance, an off-center chimney, and window with small panes. -
Split-Level
These homes are from the 20th century. Very innovative in its use of spacing. Main level with basic rooms such as a kitchen and living room. Stairs leading up to bedrooms and stairs leading down to basement. -
French- Normandy
These homes are from the 20th century. They have hipped and mansard roof, arched doorways, half-timbering, and round towers. -
International Style House
This house is from the 20th century. The most common characteristic of International style buildings are rectilinear forms, light, taut plane surfaces that have been completely stripped of applied ornamentation and decoration. -
Ranch
These homes are from the 20th century. Long and low consisting typically of one level and a basement, they offer attached garages, open floor plans, and a basic exterior and allows owners to customize the home. -
Earth Sheltered
These home are from the 20th century. Energy efficient features. Control of outside temperatures and activity, less outside maintenance and soundproofing. Blends home into the Earth. -
Prairie Style
This home is from the 20th century. Two story houses with single story wings, horizontal lines, ribbon windows, big bulky chimneys, sloping roofs, and overhangs. -
German
These homes are from the 20th Century.
German style houses have white outer walls and pieces of black-brown wood running across geometrically with gable roofing. -
Solar
This house is from the 21st century. Simple ornamentation, large windows, and flat roof.
