Historical housing timeline

  • 15,000 BCE

    Earth Sheltered

    Earth Sheltered
    Built into the ground, grass on top
  • 1400

    Hogan

    Hogan
    wooden poles
    one door
    one room
  • 1400

    Adobe

    Adobe
    round edged walls
    earthen materials
  • 1400

    German

    German
    smaller
    more connected
    more decorative
  • 1446

    Half Timber

    Half Timber
    wood frame
    brown panels all around
  • 1485

    Tudor

    Tudor
    large rectangle windows
    wood panels across the house
  • 1500

    French Normandy

    French Normandy
    windows are doorways surrounded by wood
    hip roof over “silo”
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial
    supposed to look like a barn
    gambrel roof
  • Spanish Stucco

    Spanish Stucco
    red tiled roof
    arched doors
  • French Manor

    French Manor
    high pitched roof mixed with a dormer
    typically rustic or historical looking
  • French Provincial

    French Provincial
    brick exterior
    steep roof
    porches/deck
  • 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 one in back, roof resembles wood lined salt box
  • Georgian

    Georgian
    Brick, Stone, or Stucco
    Hip roofs with dormers
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod
    large central chimney
    pinched roof
  • Early Classical Revival

    Early Classical Revival
    pillars
    centered door
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse
    1.5-2 stories
    open floor plans
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival
    romantic
    steep gabled roofs
  • Adams

    Adams
    simple square or rectangle shape
    low pitched roofs
  • 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.
  • Neoclassicism

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

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

    Victorian
    high pitched roofs
    bright colors
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate
    built from brick or wood clapboard
  • Bungalow

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

    Gilded Age
    mansions
    large with light colors
  • Prairie

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

    Craftsman
    low pitched gable roofs
    tapered columns
  • Garrison

    Garrison
    Two story, rectangular, side-gabled mass, often symmetrical
  • International

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

    Ranch
    low to the ground
    open floor plan
  • Solar

    Solar
    Large and Flat surfaces
    Sloped panels
  • Split Level

    Split Level
    Upstairs living area downstairs another one, garages usually under
  • Tiny House

     Tiny House
    open floor
    tiny shower
  • Smart House

    Smart House
    large amount of technological advancement