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1400
Hogan
Created by the Navajo tribe and is a mud hut. -
1400
Tudor
Steeply pitched gable roofs and groupings of windows. -
1500
Adobe
Made out of sun-dried straw, clay, sand and soil and have thick walls. -
1500
French Manor
Lived in people with a higher status like a lord and often have arched tops. -
Spanish Stucco
Designed to keep cool in hot climates and has flat or gently sloped red-tiled roofs. -
English Half Timber
Popular in England and consists of large wooden beams on the exterior against cream or a white base. -
English Salt Box
Has two stories in the front and one in the back and has a catslide roof. -
French Provencial
The design was popular in the post-war era and have balanced and symmetrical proportions. -
Swedish Log Cabin
Have gable roofs and horizontal stripes along the cabin. -
English Cape Cod
Normally found in New England and Northeastern states such as Maine and New York and includes a steep roof. -
Southern Colonial
Two or three story frame house and the roof is hip or gable shutters. -
Gothic Revival
Drew its inspiration from medieval architecture and has highly pitched roofs. -
Adams
Classic Roman decorative motifs and complex pastel color schemes. -
Early Classic Revival
Full height entry porch with pediment and columns and symmetrically lined windows and doors. -
Tidewater South
Most common in Southern states and include large wrap-around porches. -
Georgian
Symmetrical design and has a side gabled or a hip roof. -
Greek Revival
Inspired by Greek housing and the houses were painted white to imitate marble. -
Victorian
Was built during the reign of Queen Victoria and has a flat roof and tower. -
Italianate
This style was created by Andrew Jackson Downing and consisted of richly ornamented windows, porches, and doorways. -
Bungalow
First became popular in Australia and they have living space on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor. -
English Garrison
Common in the frontier towns of Maine and New Hampshire and include small panes of glass or double hung windows. -
French Normandy
Inspired by French building traditions and has a hipped or mansard roof. -
Dutch Colonial
The door is divided in half horizontally and these houses have gambrel roofing. -
Split Level
Main level with basic rooms such as living room and kitchen and stairs leading down to basement. -
International Style
Taut plane surfaces that have been completely stripped of ornaments and open interior spaces. -
Earth Sheltered
There are two types of this design berned and underground and blends the home into the Earth. -
Ranch
Consisting of one level and a basement and with an attached garage. -
Prairie Style
Two story houses with single story wings and sloping roofs, overhangs and gardens. -
German
German style houses have white outer walls and pieces of black-brown wood running across geometrically. -
Solar
Equipped with solar panels to provide the house with electricity and heat and has simple ornamentation.
