Housing Styles

Hogan

1400

Built out of logs and mud. Has windows facing the west while doors face the east.

English-Half Timber

1400

Originally made of squared oak timbers joined by mortises, tenons, and wooden pegs;

French Manor

1500

Lived in by people with high social status (Lords).

Adobe

1501

Adobe houses have very thick walls that are made out of Adobe bricks (clay, soil,sand, and staw).

English- Saltbox

1600

They have two stories in front, but only one in back. They also have a catslide roof.

French Provincial

1600

Inspired by the rural manor homes of the 1600's. The design was very popular in the post era.

Southern Colonial

1600

These houses evolved from the greek revival style. As a result of the growing wealth in the south during that time, the architacture asipired to the ideas of greek revival.

Spanish-Stucco

1601

They are designed to keep cool in hot cimates. They have arches over doors and windows

Swedish-Log Cabin

1640

Historians believe the first Swedish log cabin was built in Pennsylvania's in new Sweden by immigrants. The house was private residence until 1937 when it got recorded "Historic American buildings survey" It became property of the townshup f uppetr day.

English- Cape Cod

1690

This is a style that is normally found in New England and northeastern states.

Gothic Revival

1730

The inspiration comes from medieval architecture.

Adams

1760

The adam style found it's niche from the late 1760's in upper and middle class residences in 18th century.

Tidewater South

1800

They have large wrap around porches, and roofs designed for hot/wet climates. They also have a raised foundation.

Tudor

1800

Built for wealthy homeowners and made up the largest portion of houses between 1920- 1930

Greek Revival

1825

The inspiration comes from Greece housing.

Victorian

1837

A victorian house generally means any house built during the reigh of Queen Victoria.

Italilianate

1840

Began in England, credited to Andew Jackson Downing.

Dutch Colonial

1890

The first dutch houses were only one-story structures of brick in urban ares, or stone in rural areas.

Bungalow

1891

First became popular in Austrailia.

English-Garrison

1900

Built in New England and are common in frontier towns.

French Normandy

1900

This house began to feature modest homes that are inspired by french building.

Ranch

1940

They were orignally inspired by Spanish Colonial homes.

Split-Level

1940

The second most popular next to the ranch-style house. The house had a lot more room without having to expand which made some people like it even more than the ranch-style house. This became a perfect home for families.

International Style

1945

The international style became a global symbol of modernity both before and after WW2, especially in Latin America and Asia, where nations felt a keep desire to industrialize and compete for political and economically with traditional powers in Europe and North America.

Earth Sheltered

1970

Earth sheltered homes are found all over the world and go very ar back in time. the oldest earth sheltered house in prehistoric time period date back to 3180 B.C to 2500 B.C. Many earth sheltered houses in iceland are still around after several hundered years.

Prairie Style

1980

Frank Lloyd Wright built houses inspired by the broad flat landscape of America's Midwest in Oak Park, Illinois.

Solar

1985

The techniques of passive solar building design were practiced for thousands of years, by necessity, before the advent of mechanical heating and cooling. It has remained a traditional part of vernacular architecture in many countries.

German

1990

German's are one story houses with one big room with some parial walls. They also have gable roofing.