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1400
Hogan
Built of mud and sticks, the door of the house must face east and the windows look out to the west. -
1450
Tudor
Steeply pitched gable roofs, playfully elaborate masonry chimneys, embellished doorway, groupings of windows, decorative half-timbering, wood framework -
1550
French Manor
Hip roofs, balanced brick exterior, steep roofs and tall second story windows. -
Adobe
Thick walls, sun-dried Adobe bricks made of clay, soil, sand and straw. -
English Saltbox
Saltbox houses have two stories in the front and then the house roof slopes downward to have only one story in the back. -
French Provincial
Often have balanced and symmetrical proportions. -
Swedish Log Cabin
Log Cabins have gable roof, logs and cement running. Horizontal in stripes in the cabin, usually small windows and inside there is a fireplace. -
Southern Colonial
A large two or three story house with symmetrical design and two story columns covered by a roof extension. -
English Cape Cod
19-20th century in Europe and the first 13 colonies. Steep roof, a center chimney, windows, shingle sides, and an unornamented look. -
Spanish - Stucco
Designed to keep cool in hot climates and has flat or gently sloped red tiled roofs with arches over doors, windows and porches and has an asymmetrical design. -
Adams
Classical Roman decorative motifs such as framed medallions, urns, tripods, and dancing nymphs. Complex pastel color schemes. -
Tidewater South
Large wrap around porches and hipped roofs, designed for extreme weather and has raised foundations in case of flooding. -
Early Classical Revival
Full Height entryway with lunette window in portico. Fanlight over paneled front door. Side gabled or low pitched hipped roof. Large windows and doors. -
Georgian
Symmetrical designs, classic proportions, Decorative elements and side gabled or hipped roof. -
Gothic Revival
Pointed arch used for windows and doors. Steeply pitched roofs, porches, dormers, or roof gables. -
Greek Revival
These houses were painted white to imitate expensive marble. It frequently contained intricate details and pillars out front of the house. -
Itailianate
Hip roofs with more than 1 story and wide projecting cornices with heavy brackets and their richly ornamented windows, porches and doorways. -
Victorian
They had sash windows that slides upwards and were built with terraced housing or detached buildings. They used bricks and local stones with slanted roofs. -
Bungalow
Bungalows often have windows close to the roof and have living space on the first floors, and the bedrooms on the upper level. Usually in the same neighborhood as other bungalows. -
Dutch Colonial
The door was the most unique part because it was divided in half horizontally. These houses have gambrel roofing. -
Split-Level
Very innovative and reorganizes rooms according to use. Mian level with basic rooms. Stairs leading to basement and second floor. -
English Garrison
2 stories and the second story overhangs the first and has small panes of glass. -
English Half Timber
External and internal walls are constructed of timber frames and the spaces between the structural members are filled with such materials as brick, plaster, or wattle and daub. -
French Normandy
Hipped and Mansard Roof, Arched Doorways, half timbering and round towers. -
Ranch
Long and low, consisting tipically of only one level and basement. They offer attached garages and open floor plans, and a basic exterior. Allows for customization. -
Earth Sheltered
Energy efficient features and control outside temperatures and activity, less matinence, and soundproofing. -
Prairie Style
Two story houses with single story wings, horizontal lines, ribbon windows, big chimneys, sloping roofs, and overhangs, and gardens. -
International Style House
Rectilinear forms, light taut, plane surfaces that have been completely stripped of applied ornamentation. Glass and steel, in combination with usually less visible reinforced concrete. -
German
German style houses have white outer walls and pieces of black-brown wood running across geometrically with gable roofing. -
Solar
Panels installed on the roof, fans and pumps Active Solar: fans and pumps move heated air or liquid to stored area or wherever heat is needed.
