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

- 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-originally made to house many families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 

- Vertical batten siding
- 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