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3800 BCE
Adobe
Soil water and straw make up the house and mud walls. -
1400
English-Half Timber
Timber frames and spaces are filled with brick -
1500
Swedish-Log Cabin
Only one room and stone fireplace -
1500
English-Saltbox
Flat front and asymmetry roof -
19th century Spanish-Stucco
Asymmetrical and courtyards -
German
More than one story and tall roof -
Victorian
Decorative trim and steep gable roofs -
Hogan
Bark roofs and timber or stone walls. -
French- Normandy
Tall steep roofs and arch door ways -
French-Provincial
Symmetrical and windows are dominate -
French-Manor
Tall second story windows and porches -
Southern Colonial
Gable roof and shutters -
Bungalow
Small interiors and low roof lines -
English-Cape Cod
Steep roof and shingles -
Tudor
Stucco and grouping of windows -
Tidewater South
Wrap around front porch and gable roofs. -
Georgian
Simple lines and symmetrical -
Gothic Revival
Pointed roofs and slim chimneys -
Prairie Style
Horizontal lines and low roofs -
Early Classic Revival
Four front columns and large porch -
Adams
Boxlike shape and symmetrical -
Greek Revival
Large porches and many windows -
Italianate
Two stories and hipped roof -
International Style
Glass and flat roof -
Dutch Colonial
Grand entrance and curved edges -
Ranch
Close to the ground and long -
English- Garrison
Many windows and second floor is larger than the first -
Split-Level
Floor levels are staggered and two short sets of stairs, one going up and one going down -
Solar
Solar panels on roof and everything is powered by the sun -
Earth Sheltered
Soil and grass and partly or all the way underground
