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1400
Hogan
Made by the Navajo tribe
Doors open to the east
Features include: Made of mud, one door, one room -
1400
Adobe
Used by Indigenous people of the Americas for thousands of years
Features include: Tick round-edged walls, Natural earth colors, flat roof -
1485
Tudor
Originated in England
Named after Henry Tudor VIII
Features: Large rectangular windows, Wood panels across house, but not all of house -
1500
German
Originates from Germany
Features: Connected together, Similar to Half Timber -
Spanish-Stucco
Usually built in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
Spread when the Spanish settled in America
Features: Red tiled roof, many windows, simple square shape -
Saltbox
Built by settlers
Roof resembles wooden lidded salt box
Features: Is both 2 and 1 stories, Slanted roof -
Dutch Colonial
Popular in Northwest US
Made to look like barn
Features: Gambled Roof, Chimney -
French-Provincial
Found in french countryside
Built during the reign of King Louis XIV
Features: Steep roof, Brick exterior -
French Country/Manor
Still common today
Derived from French Manor
Features: Rustic looking, High pitched roof -
Southern Colonial
Popular in the South during colonial times
Features: Symmetrical, Central Doorway, Pent roof -
Swedish Log Cabin
Pennylvania’s Lower Swedish Cabin is one of the last remaining examples
Features: Low-pitched roof, lots of wood, fireplace -
Halt Timber
A way of constructing wood frame structure
Common in China and Japan
Spread to northern europe
Features: Wood beams on outside -
Georgian
Arrived in America from Britain
Based on the classical forms of the earlier Italian renaissance
Features: Made from Brick, Stone, Stucco, Hiped roofs with dormers -
Early Classic Revival
Modeled after Greek temples
Features: Thick Pillars, Symmetrical -
French-Normandy
Silos are stored in house
Made to resemble castle or church
Features: Windows are doorways, Asymmetrical -
Farmhouse
Originated from Germany and Scandinavia
Built with wooden clapboard siding
Features: Big front door, Wood beams, Contrasting colors -
Neoclassism
Artists imitating Greek and Roman times
Features: Blank walls, Columns -
Gothic Revival
Started in England
Where meant to look like churches and other buildings in the Gothic time period
Features: Steep gabled roofs, Porches and bay windows are common -
Tidewater South
Built for protection from wet climates
Common in places with high chance of flooding
Features include: Broad hipped roof, large windows, pillars -
Adams
Created in Scotland by Adams brothers
Based on houses and palaces in Italy
Used in lots of government building
Features: Simple square or rectangular shape, Low pitched roofs, Fanlight entryway -
Greek Revival
Popular because of the elegance of ancient greek culture
Made to look like greek temples
Features: Asymmetrical, Porch Entry -
Victorian
Queen Victoria was ruling
Characterized by the Gothics
Features: high pitched roofs, towers, round angles, bright colors -
Itailianate
Developed in England
Features: 2-4 stories, tall sloping hipped roofs, tall narrow or arched windows -
Cape Cod
Originally 1 floor
Built from accessible materials
Features: Pitched roof, Rectangular shape -
Bungalow
Built as rest house for travelers
Covered porch to protect from hot and sunny climate
Features: Lots of windows, Sloping roofs, 1-2 stories -
Glided Age
Lavish Homes
Came in form of tenements
Features: Large, light colors -
Prairie Style
Emerged in Chicago
Goal was to mimic lines of Midwest landscape
Features: Brick or Stucco exteriors, Interior wood banding, Large central chimneys -
Craftsmen
Built to be simpler
Named after magazine
Features: Brown green red colors, wood and brick, usually smaller -
Garrison
Made in Massachusetts
Were rare
Features: Symmetrical, Rectangular, Second Story Over Hang -
International Style
Developed in Germany Holland, and France
Features: Open interior space, Visually weightless quality -
Ranch
Most popular after WWII
Soldiers moved to these homes after the war
Affordable
Features: Low to the ground, Open floor plans, Large Windows -
Split-Level
Gained popularity in North America as suburbs expanded
Remained popular style
Features: Ground-level entrance, At entrance you can go up or down, Garage underneath -
Tiny house
Created by Allan Wexler
Features: Upstairs sleeping area, Open living space -
Solar
Prototype built in 1940
Researched by many schools like MIT
Features: Has solar panels -
Smart House
Has communication protocol that has communication between devices
Features: Geometrical, Large patio -
Earth Sheltered
Popular among environmentalists
One of the oldest building techniques
Features: Built at ground, Earth built around and on top of home, natural light