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15,000 BCE
Earth Sheltered
The house is usually built at ground level, and earth is built up (or bermed) around and on top of it. This design allows cross-ventilation and access to natural light from more than one side of the house. -
8300 BCE
Adobe
At its most basic, the phrase "adobe" actually refers to the method of building Pueblo-style homes, not the architectural style itself. Adobe is dried mud brick, traditionally made from compacted sand, clay, and straw (or grass), mixed with water, and baked in the sun. -
1400
Hogan
Early hogans were dome-shaped buildings with log, or occasionally stone, frameworks. Once framed, the structure was then covered with mud, dirt, or sometimes sod. -
1450
Half Timber
half-timber work, method of building in which external and internal walls are constructed of timber frames and the spaces between the structural members are filled with such materials as brick, plaster, or wattle and daub. -
1500
French Normandy
For the main portion of the home, most French Norman style dwellings rely on a side gable or steeply pitched hip roof. Some examples employ clipped gables, while others simulate thatched roofs with upturned ridges and/or rolled eaves. Exterior walls are clad in brick, stone, stucco, shingle, or any combination thereof. -
Spanish Stucco
The Spanish style stucco homes are typically characterized by their use of red tiled roof, arched doors, many windows and a low pitched roof. Spanish style stucco homes are often built in a simple square shape with few designs. While the look is simple, the Spanish style stucco homes are very pleasing to the eye. -
Log cabin
log cabin, small house built of logs notched at the ends and laid one upon another with the spaces filled with plaster, moss, mortar, mud, or dried manure. Log cabins are found especially in wooded areas, where the construction material is easily at hand. -
Salt Box
Saltboxes are frame houses with two stories in front and one in back, having a pitched roof with unequal sides, being short and high in front and long and low in back. The front of the house is flat and the rear roof line is steeply sloped. The sturdy central chimney is a simple but effective focal point. -
Dutch Colonial
Dutch colonial architecture is a classic home style of the Northeast United States, originating in the 1600s. It is known for its distinctive gambrel roofs, overhanging eaves, Dutch doors, and heavy use of natural materials. -
French Manor
Manor houses or chateaux homes which were built by French aristocrats beginning in the 1600s. The homes are characterized by arched doorways and symmetrically placed elements. They are usually two stories tall with steep hipped roofs. -
French Provincial
French provincial architecture also known as French Eclectic architecture include Manor houses or chateaux homes which were built by French aristocrats beginning in the 1600s. The homes are characterized by arched doorways and symmetrically placed elements. They are usually two stories tall with steep hipped roofs. -
Southern Colonial
It is defined by the Barron's Real Estate Dictionary as " a large, Early American style, 2- or 3-story frame house with a characteristic colonnade extending across the front. The roof extends over the colonnade." -
tudor
Hallmarks of these houses include steeply pitched gable roofs, brick exteriors, hand-hewn half-timbering, masonry and stonework, and leaded glass windows -
Cape cod
What are Cape Cod style homes? Cape Cod style homes are traditionally single story homes with a low and broad rectangular profile, a central chimney, and a pitched, side-gabled roof. In later years, dormers or second stories were often added to Cape Cod homes, though other primary features were maintained. -
Georgian
Georgian houses are characterized by their: Rigid symmetry in building mass as well as window and door placement. Brick, stone, or stucco (brick is most predominantly used) Hip roofs, sometimes with dormers. -
Adams
Adam style homes are characterized by their: Simple square or rectangular shape, generally two or three stories high and two rooms deep. Understated exterior design elements, typically confined to the porch or front entry. -
Tidewater South
Tidewater architecture is a style of architecture found mostly in coastal areas of the Southern United States. These homes, with large wraparound porches (or galleries) and hip roofs, were designed for wet, hot climates. -
Gothic Revival
The most commonly identifiable feature of the Gothic Revival style is the pointed arch, used for windows, doors, and decorative elements like porches, dormers, or roof gables. Other characteristic details include steeply pitched roofs and front facing gables with delicate wooden trim called vergeboards or bargeboards. -
Greek Revival
Most Greek Revival buildings have evenly spaced, multi-paned windows and entrances marked by sidelights and rectangular transoms. Substantial cornices often extended into gable ends as "returns." Roofs were low pitched gables, similar to those of classical temples. -
Victorian
Victorian-style homes became popular during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) and are characterized by Gothic influences and intricately designed woodwork. These homes often have pitched roofs, wraparound front porches, cylindrical turrets, and -
Italianate
Italianate houses are easily distinguished by their gently sloping roofs and deep overhanging eaves, which are seemingly supported by a row of decorative brackets, or corbels. Brick, stone or stucco is used to construct the exterior. Tall, rounded windows. -
Early classic revival
The Early Classical Revival style developed at the end of the 18th century and reflected a desire to take architectural inspiration directly from the ancient buildings of Rome and Greece. -
German
Half-timbered and fully-timbered houses are common all over Germany, and although these arose in the medieval era, the style was used in rural areas until the 20th century. Modern homes in Germany are frequently built from brick masonry formed of sand and limestone, along with asphalt roof tiles. -
Prairie
Their most defining characteristic is their emphasis on the horizontal rather than the vertical. They spread out over their lots, featuring flat or shallow hipped roof lines, rows of windows, overhanging eaves and bands of stone, wood or brick across the surface. -
Bungalow
While Realtors may use the term “bungalow” to describe any small or single-level home, true bungalows are a specific style of house. Bungalow homes stand one- to one-and-a-half stories tall with inviting front porches shaded by roof overhangs held up by visible beams and rafters. -
Garrison
A garrison is an architectural style of house, typically two stories with the second story overhanging in the front. The traditional ornamentation is four carved drops (pineapple, strawberry or acorn shape) below the overhang. Garrisons usually have an exterior chimney at the end. -
International
International style is an architectural style that is characterized by rectangular structures and forms, simple exteriors with large glass panes and open interiors -
Ranch
What is a ranch-style house? A ranch house is typically a single-story home that features an open floor plan. These homes tend to be wider than they are deep, often with an L or U shape, and a lower-pitched roof. -
Split level
A standard split-level home typically has a ground level entrance door leading into the main floor. A short set of stairs divides the other levels. The bottom level features a playroom, den, family room or garage, while the upper floor has bedrooms and bathrooms