Housing Styles Timeline

  • Earth Sheltered
    1500

    Earth Sheltered

    -surrounded by earth
    -lots of plants
  • Hogan
    1500

    Hogan

    -dome-shaped buildings with logs
    -frameworks
  • Half Timber
    1500

    Half Timber

    -wooden frame structure
    -materials like brick
  • Garrison

    Garrison

    -two stories
    -second story overhanging the front
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial

    -gramble roof
    -window shudders
  • Queen Anne

    Queen Anne

    -cross gables
    -bay windows
  • Adobe

    Adobe

    -Thick, round-edged walls.
    -Massive wood roof and ceiling beams, porch posts, and doors.
  • Spanish-Stucco

    Spanish-Stucco

    -Barrel Roof Tiles.
    -Smooth Stucco Walls
  • German

    German

    -Half-timbered or fully timbered.
    -A-frame roofs.
  • Swedish-Log Cabin

    Swedish-Log Cabin

    -Symmetrical house plans
    -decorative lattices
  • Saltbox

    Saltbox

    -frame houses
    -having a pitched roof with unequal sides
  • adams

    adams

    -thin piers
    -enclosed porch
  • Early Classic Revival

    Early Classic Revival

    -columned porch
    -rectangular windows
  • French-Provincial

    French-Provincial

    -balanced and symmetrical
    -tall windows
  • French-Country/manor

    French-Country/manor

    -half-timbered walls
    - steep slate or thatched roofs
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod

    -rectangular shape
    -double-hung symmetrical windows
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    -stone or bricked
    -a huge arrangement of windows
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse

    -natural materials
    -exposed wooden beams
  • Glided Age

    Glided Age

    -expensive material
    -flat roof
  • Costal

    Costal

    --woods
    --indoor areas with natural environments
  • French-Normandy

    French-Normandy

    -asymmetrical placements of multi-pane windows
    -wall dormers with hip or shed roofs
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South

    -hipped roof
    -wrap around the porch
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival

    -pointed arches
    -contains lots of detailed work with wood and angles
  • Italianate

    Italianate

    -low-pitched roofs
    -round arch entrance and windows
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial

    -centrally located doors
    -large pillars in front
  • Tudor

    Tudor

    -steeply pitched gable roofs
    -elaborate masonry chimney
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival

    -gable roof
    -low pitched gables
  • Victorian

    Victorian

    -high porches
    -stained glass
  • Craftsmen

    Craftsmen

    -low-pitched roofs
    -earth tones
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style

    -horizontal rather than vertical
    -flat of shallow hipped roof
  • International Style

    International Style

    -flat roofs
    -smooth walls
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow

    -overhanging roof
    -one-story house
  • Ranch

    Ranch

    -attached garage
    -sliding doors
  • Split-Level

    Split-Level

    -low-pitched roof
    -horizontal lines
  • Tiny House

    Tiny House

    -multi-purpose area
    -multi-use appliances
  • Solar

    Solar

    -simple
    -shiplap
  • Smart House

    Smart House

    -energy efficiency
    -security system