Historical Housing Timeline

  • 1400

    Hogan

    Hogan
    wooden poles, tree bark, mud, one door, one room
  • 1400

    Adobe

    Adobe
    round edged walls, earthen materials, mud brick, natural earth colors
  • 1450

    Half Timber

    Half Timber
    wood frame, brown panels all around, many windows
  • 1485

    Tudor

    Tudor
    large rectangle windows
    wood panels across the house
  • 1500

    German

    German
    smaller
    more connected
    more decorative
  • 1500

    French- Normand

    French- Normand
    windows are doorways surrounded by wood
    hip roof over “silo”
  • Spanish-Stucco

    Spanish-Stucco
    red tiled roof, arched doors, many windows and low pitched roof
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial
    was supposed to look like a barn
    ganbrel roof
    chimney
  • French-Provincial

    French-Provincial
    brick exterior
    steep roof
    porches/deck
  • French-Country/manor

    French-Country/manor
    high pitched roof mixed with a dormer, typically rustic or historical looking
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial
    have a hip roof, big porches
  • Swedish-Log Cabin

    Swedish-Log Cabin
    covered cabin windows with sliding boards fit between the courses of logs
  • Saltbox

    Saltbox
    two stories in front and one in back
    roof resembles a wooden lidded salt box
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod
    large central chimney
    pinched roof
    side gable roof
    usually a lot of windows
  • Georgian

    Georgian
    brick, stone, or stucco
    symmetry
    decorative window header
    hip roofs with dormers
  • Early Classic Revival

    Early Classic Revival
    pillars
    cenerterd door
    porches under columns
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse
    1.5-2 stories, open floor plans, rap around porches
  • Adams

    Adams
    simple square or rectangle shape
    low pitched roofs
    fanlight entryway
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival
    romantic
    steep gabled roofs
    pointed arches on doors and windows
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South
    built on stilts or pillars to help protect the house from water damage
    many times were near a river or on a plantation where there was a high chance of flooding.
  • Neoclassism

     Neoclassism
    geometric forms
    greek and roman detail
    dramatic use of columns
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival
    asymmetrical shape, pilasters, columns, a porch entry, a window in the pediment. ans plain or highly decorated cornies
  • Victorian

    Victorian
    high pitched roofs, towers, round angles, bright colors, bay windows, decorative woodwork
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate
    built from brick or wood clapboard
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow
    1-2 stories, sloping roof, lots of windows
  • Glided Age

    Glided Age
    mansions, large with light colors
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style
    strong geometry and massing
    open floor plans
    interior wood banding
    brick or stucco exteriors
    not symmetrical at all
  • Craftsman

    Craftsman
    low pitched gable roofs, heavy, tapered columns
  • Garrison

    Garrison
    two story, rectangular, side gabled mass, often symmetrical
  • International style

    International style
    open interior spaces
    light or dark colors
    lots of windows- very airy
  • Ranch

    Ranch
    low to the ground
    open floor plan
    outdoor patio
    large windows, sliding glass doors
  • Split-level

    Split-level
    upstairs living area downstairs another one, garages usually under
  • Solar

    Solar
    large flat and sloped surfaces with glass solar tiles or panel
  • Earth Shelter

    Earth Shelter
    used turf and earth to insulate their homes that had sunken into the ground
    built at ground level
    natural lights
  • Tiny House

    Tiny House
    open floor, tiny shower and toilet, small, usually has upstairs loft
  • Smart House

    Smart House
    large amount of technological advancement