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15,000 BCE
Earth Sheltered
Built into the ground, grass on top -
1400
Hogan
wooden poles
one door
one room -
1400
Adobe
round edged walls
earthen materials -
1400
German
smaller
more connected
more decorative -
1446
Half Timber
wood frame
brown panels all around -
1485
Tudor
large rectangle windows
wood panels across the house -
1500
French Normandy
windows are doorways surrounded by wood
hip roof over “silo” -
Dutch Colonial
supposed to look like a barn
gambrel roof -
Spanish Stucco
red tiled roof
arched doors -
French Manor
high pitched roof mixed with a dormer
typically rustic or historical looking -
French Provincial
brick exterior
steep roof
porches/deck -
Southern Colonial
have a hip roof
big porches -
Swedish Log Cabin
covered cabin windows with sliding boards fit between the courses of logs -
Saltbox
Two stories in front one in back, roof resembles wood lined salt box -
Georgian
Brick, Stone, or Stucco
Hip roofs with dormers -
Cape Cod
large central chimney
pinched roof -
Early Classical Revival
pillars
centered door -
Farmhouse
1.5-2 stories
open floor plans -
Gothic Revival
romantic
steep gabled roofs -
Adams
simple square or rectangle shape
low pitched roofs -
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. -
Neoclassicism
geometric forms
greek and roman detail
dramatic use of columns -
Greek Revival
asymmetrical shape, pilasters, columns, a porch entry, and a window in the pediment. and plain or highly decorated corners -
Victorian
high pitched roofs
bright colors -
Itailianate
built from brick or wood clapboard -
Bungalow
1-2 stories, sloping roof, lots of windows -
Gilded Age
mansions
large with light colors -
Prairie
Strong geometry and massing
open floor plans
interior wood banding
brick or stucco exteriors
not symmetrical at all -
Craftsman
low pitched gable roofs
tapered columns -
Garrison
Two story, rectangular, side-gabled mass, often symmetrical -
International
Open interior spaces
light or dark colors
lots of windows- very airy -
Ranch
low to the ground
open floor plan -
Solar
Large and Flat surfaces
Sloped panels -
Split Level
Upstairs living area downstairs another one, garages usually under -
Tiny House
open floor
tiny shower -
Smart House
large amount of technological advancement