house timeline

  • 15,000 BCE

    earth sheltered

    earth sheltered
    they are built on the ground level and they put the "earth" around their house
  • 1400

    hogan

    hogan
    only one door, and one
  • 1400

    adobe

    adobe
    flat/ sloping roof
    made with durable materials, with thick flat walls
  • 1401

    french normandy

    french normandy
    hip roof, windows and doorways surrounded by wood
  • 1450

    half timber

    half timber
    all over brown panels, lots of windows
  • 1485

    tudor

    tudor
    large rectangular windows, combo of gothic and renaissance style
  • spanish stucco

    spanish stucco
    red tiled roof
    arched doors
  • dutch colonial

    dutch colonial
    the gamble room (barn roof), sloping roof and chimney
  • French-Provincial

    French-Provincial
    brick exterior, steep roof, porches, and decks
  • french country manor

    french country manor
    natural stone, A-frame
  • southern colonel

    southern colonel
    big porches, central doorway and evenly spaced windows
  • sweetish log cabin

    sweetish log cabin
    covered cabin windows, small and boxy
  • saltbox

    saltbox
    two stories in the front and one in the back, roof resembles a salt box
  • cape cod

    cape cod
    pitched roof, chimney and lots of windows
  • early classical revival

    early classical revival
    big thick pillars, fan light windows, symmetrical
  • georgian

    georgian
    made out of brick, symmetry, decorative window headers
  • farmhouse

    farmhouse
    really big house, lots of windows, and a big front door
  • neoclassicism

    neoclassicism
    Neoclassical architecture is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, Greek Roman detail, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls.
  • adams

    adams
    symple square/rectangular house, fanlight entryway
  • tidewater south

    tidewater south
    wrap around porch
    large windows
  • Italianate

    Italianate
    2-4 stories, longer and narrow
  • gothic revival

    gothic revival
    steel gable roof, pointed arches on doors and windows
  • greek revival

    greek revival
    asymmetrical shape, plan or highly decorative cornices
  • victorian

    victorian
    high pitched roof, very even, steep gable roof
  • bugalo

    bugalo
    1-2 stories, lots of windows, slopping roof
  • glided age

    glided age
    it is just a lavish house
  • prairie style

    prairie style
    stone geomity, open asymmetrical floor plan, interor wood banding
  • craftsmen

    craftsmen
    more darker colors, brown and bricks
  • garrison

    garrison
    symmetrical, two stories
  • international style

    international style
    open interior spaces, light or dark colors (one or the other), large glass windows
  • ranch

    ranch
    low to the ground, 1-2 stories, large windows and sliding glass windows
  • split level

    split level
    walk into the house and you can go upstairs to the living room, and other bedrooms, then you could go down the stairs and go into the basement.
  • solar

    solar
    large flat and sloped surfaced with glass solar tile or panels,
    could be any type of house just with solar panels
  • tiny house

    tiny house
    A common layout for a small house incorporates an open living space on the first floor, including a kitchen and bath, along with an upstairs sleeping area.
  • german

    german
    timber framing,
  • smart house

    smart house
    x10 can work anything in your house
    shaped kind of weird
    lots of windows/ edges