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1400
Hogan
Faces east and is a mud hut. -
1500
English- Half Timber
External and internal walls are constructed of timber frames. Pegged girts, beams, and braces. are nailed together to make the house’s frame. -
Adobe
thick walls and sun dried bricks made of clay -
English-Saltbox
Two stories in the front, then the house roof slopes downward to have one story in the back. Many times seen with wooden paneling. -
French-Manor
Brick exterior, steep roofs, tall second-story windows. -
French-Provincial
Most often have balanced and symmetrical proportions. Arched windows and doors. -
Swedish- Log Cabin
Horizontal in stripes with small windows. Gable roofing. -
Southern Colonial
Two- story columns extend across the entire front, covered by roof extension. A large, two- or three- story frame house of symmetrical design. -
Spanish- Stucco
Designed to keep cool in hot climates. Asymmetrical exterior design. -
Georgian
Symmetrical design and classic proportions. -
Adams
Classical Roman decorative motifs, such as framed medallions and vases. Two or Three stories high. -
Eglish-Cape Cod
Steep roof and chimney is normally in the center. -
Tidewater South
Large wrap around porch, designed for wet/ hot climate -
Early Classic Revival
Full height entry with pediment and columns. Large windows and doors. -
Gothic Revival
Pointed arch used for windows and doors. Steeply pitched roofs. -
Greek Revival
Painted white to imitate marble. Very intricate pillars in the front of house. -
Victorian
Built in the form of terraced housing or detached buildings, built out of brick and stone most of time. -
Italianate
Two or more stories.Wide projecting cornices with heavy brackets and their richly ornamented windows, porches and doorways. -
Bungalow
Bungalows often have the windows close to the roof. They have the living space on the first floors, and the bedrooms on the upper level. -
Tudor
Steeply pitched gable roofs and wood framework. -
Split-Level
very innovative in its use of spacing. Main level with basic rooms such as kitchen and living rooms. stairs leading up to bedrooms and down to basement -
Ranch
Long and low, consisting typically of one level (and then the basement). They offer attached garages, open floor plans and basic exterior. -
Earth Sheltered
Energy efficent features
control of outside temps and activity, less outside maintenance, and soundproofing
blends home into the earth
types: bearmed and underground -
Prairie Style
Two story houses with single story wings. horizontal lines and ribbon windows. -
Dutch Colonial
The door was the most unique part because it was divided in half horizontally. Off center chimney. -
German
White outer walls and pieces of black-brown wood running across geometrically. 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. -
English- Garrison
Two story house with the second story overhanging. Small panes of glass windows. -
French-Normandy
Hipped and Mansard roof. Arched Doorways -
International Style
Open interior spaces. Glass and steel, in combination with usually less visible reinforced concrete
