Interior Design housing timeline

  • 15,000 BCE

    Earth Shelter

    Earth Shelter
    Covered with grass
    In the ground
    Small windows
  • 15,000 BCE

    Spanish-Stucco House

    Spanish-Stucco House
    terra-cotta roof
    white textured exterior walls
    arched doorways
    heavy wooden doors
    small windows
  • 15,000 BCE

    Half timber house

    Half timber house
    plaster
    wattle
    daub
  • 1600 BCE

    Adobe House

    Adobe House
    Thick walls
    Flat, rounded roof
    constructed of natural, durable materials
    house color is usually cream, tan, yellow
  • Swedish log cabin

    Swedish log cabin
    round logs
    wide spaces between logs
    clapboard gables
    sharply peaked roof
  • Queen Anne house

    Queen Anne house
    abundance of decorative elements
    steeply pitched roof irregular shape
    cross gables
    Asymmetrical
    large full width porch
    round or polygonal corner tower
  • Cape Cod house

    Cape Cod house
    Small and rectangular
    steep roofs
    normally on and a half story
    later years second story started to get added on
    usually chimmy
  • French-Country/manor house

    French-Country/manor  house
    hipped roofs
    stone
    brick
    high arched windows
    steep designing factors
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse
    wood
    beams
    up and down siding
    white and black/gray colors
    cross trims
  • Coastal House

    Coastal House
    Having many stories having the garage open and under the house so when weather hits it does not flood the house. It has a lot of natural looking woods and bright airy houses. They usually have open floor plans lots of windows for natural light some sort of porch or balcony.
  • Tidewater South House

    Tidewater South House
    2 stories
    Pouches on both level
    hip roof
    always built out of wood
  • Greek Revival House

    Greek Revival House
    Fanlight
    Plaster exterior
    Pilasters
    Gabled roofs
    Covered Portico Entrance
  • Gothic Revival House

    Gothic Revival House
    pointed arches as decorative element and as window shape
    front facing gables with decorative incised trim
    porches with turned posts or columns
  • Italianate House

    Italianate House
    Italianate doors were often paired or single and were known for their large, elaborate hoods supported by brackets
  • Southern Colonial House

    Southern Colonial House
    Front columns
    Balanced windows
    pitched roofs
    two stories
    symmetrical
    chimneys
  • Victorian House

    Victorian House
    Decorative trim
    bay windows
    2 to 3 stories
    high ceilings
    shingles
  • Tudor

    Tudor
    tudor-style houses typically have a facade predominantly covered in brick but accented with half-timber framing.
  • craftsmen house

    craftsmen house
    Over hang on the roof
    Natural colors
    Windows
    Stone brick or stucco
    Accents of wood
  • Split Level

    Split Level
    Windows at ground level
    Attached garage at lowest level
    Large entry way
    short set of stairs leading upstairs and than another pair of stairs leading downstairs
  • prairie style house

    prairie style house
    strong geometry and massing including large central chimneys
    brick or stucco exteriors
    open asymmetric floor plans
    connected indoor and outdoor spaces
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow
    single storied
    sloping roof
    open floor plan
    simple designs
  • English Cottage

    English Cottage
    Sharply pitched roofs
    Brick or stoney
    Chimney
    sometimes asymmetrical
  • Ski Cabin Style House

    Ski Cabin Style House
    wood framed windows
    multiple stories
    stone walls
    balconies for the views
  • Tiny house

    Tiny house
    Possibly on wheels
    small and simple features
    well throughout siding
  • Smart house

    Smart house
    Smart home devices are connected with each other and can be accessed through once central point- a smartphone,tablet, laptop or game console.
  • Solar house

    Solar house
    Most windows face south to optimize thermal energy
    Dark colored walls to absorb heat
    sun space room meant for collecting heat