AMERICAN HOUSE STYLES
CAPE COD HOMES:
- Door in the center of the home
- Maximum of two colors as a decorative touch
- All windows are exactly the same size
- Maximum of two colors as a decorative touch
- All windows are exactly the same size
- from the late 17th century
- narrow hallways
CAPE ANN HOMES:
- one to one and a half stories high
-symmetrical with centered front door
-shingled mansard roof
-similar to cape cod homes
-chimney often in center
SALTBOX HOMES:
-two stories in front, one story in back
- emerged from New England in the 1630s
- flat in the front, with a central chimney set square in the middle of the roofline
- often covered in clapboard siding
- step roof in front
GAEEISON HOMES:
- rectangular in shape
- side chimney
- symmetrical (like all cape colonial homes)
-typically light in color
-vertical columns, horizontal lapped wood
SHAKER HOMES:
- founded in England in the 1700s
- rich and dark colors
-simple, open floor plans to reduce a cluttered fell
-very simple and clean
-originally made to house many families
GORGIAN HOME:
- Greek columns
- Facade over the front doorway
- Greek columns
- Medium pitched hip roof
- Paired chimneys
GREEK REVIVAL HOMES:
- large pillars resembling the Greek Parthenon
-symmetrical shape
- narrow windows around the door
-bold simple bolding
- pedimented gable
GOTHIC REVIVAL:
- Ornate columns
- Crown molding
- Crown molding
- Vertical batten siding
- Steeply pitched roof
- Steeply pitched roof
- Cross gables
FEDERAL HOMES:
-three stories high and two rooms deep
-Hip roofs capped by a balustrade and simple gable shapes
-rectangular and flat
-strictly symmetrical façade
ITALINATE:
-nearly flat roofs
- wide eves
-massive brackets
-first developed in 1802
SECOND EMPIRE:
- dual-pitched hipped roof
-roof rises steeply, then becomes almost flat
- multiple dormers so that the attic of the house is essentially a third floor.
-usually has double doors and narrow windows on either side
-roofs were originally covered with multicolored slates or tin plates
VICTORIAN:
-bay windows
-dentils
-columns
-complicated, asymmetrical shape
-towers
FRENCH REVIVAL HOMES:
-Tall, steeply pitched, hipped roof with narrow eaves, often with a flare; no forward facing gable.
-Tile, slate, and shingle are favored roof materials, but composite is seen especially in smaller homes
-French doors, shutters for both doors and windows, restrained wrought iron
-1 - 2 1/2 stories
-Entry is recessed or enclosed. No porch or veranda, but balustraded terraces off first floor rooms are seen
FARMOUSE HOMES:
-Straightforward, functional design
-White or light-colored exterior
-Side gable end roofs
-Formal rooms in front, separated by walls and doors from family rooms in back
-Welcoming, functional porches
TUDOR HOMES:
-Steeply pitched roof
-Massive chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney pots
-often display timbers decoration
-uneven sloping roofs
-inspired by cottage style
SHINGLE HOMES:
- irregular roof lines that create a sense of depth and organic shape.
- Asymmetrical floor plan
-Eaves on several levels
-Continuous wood shingles on siding and roof
-Cross gables
CRAFTMAN HOMES:
-low-pitched, front or side gabled roofs
-generously overhanging eves
-stone covered foundation walls and porch supports
-exposed rafters and beams
-decorative braces and stickwork under the gables
BUNGALOW HOMES:
-Low-pitched roof, often with broad eaves
-Entry typically opens directly into living room
-Often has a large front porch that creates an outdoor room
-Open floor plan maximized for efficiency and flow from room to room with minimal space wasted on hallways
-Easy access to outdoor spaces like verandas, porches, and patios
PRAIRIE STYLE HOMES:
-Frank Lloyd Wright designed prairie homes
-Horizontal lines
-central fire place
- low pitched roof
-open floor plan
AMERICAN FOURSQUARE HOMES
-simple square shape
-Four-room floor plan
-Low-hipped roof with deep overhang
-Large central dormer
-Full-width porch with wide stairs
RANCH HOMES:
- Hipped or gabled roof often with wide eaves
-Asymmetrical
-Logical, open floor plan in a rectangular, L-, or U-shaped configuration
- Attached garages
-Good quality construction using natural materials
SPLIT LEVEL HOMES:
-The front door opens to a landing. Facing the door, one short flight of stairs leads down. A parallel flight of stairs leads up.
-The front door opens into an entry wing or foyer apart from the main house. To one side, a short flight of stairs leads down. To the other side, a short flight of stairs leads up.
-The front door opens directly into the main living area. Elsewhere in the room, a short flight of stairs leads down and a parallel short flight of stairs leads up.
-The front door opens on the lowest level, entering a garage or mudroom. A short flight of stairs leads up to the main living area. From there, another short flight of stairs leads up to the bedrooms.
-always have three or more levels
