Heather Carter

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House Styles

• Presented by
• Heather Carter

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Traditional

• most common style in the United States
• a mix of many classic, simple designs typical of
  the country's many regions
• little ornamentation
• simple rooflines
• symmetrically spaced windows
• either wood or brick.

Includes Colonial, Georgian, Cape Cod, saltbox,
some ranches
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• Two to three stories
• Symmetrical facades
• Gable roofs
• Pillars and columns are common
• Multi-pane, double-hung windows
• Shutters
• Dormers
• Paneled doors with sidelights topped with
  rectangular transoms or fanlights
• Wood or brick
• Center entry-hall floor plan
• Fireplaces
• Simple, classical detailing

Colonial
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Garrison Colonial
Types of colonials
Georgian
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Saltbox
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• Originated in the early 18th century
• Adapted to New England's stormy weather and
  natural resources
• One to one-and-a-half story
• Steep roofs
• Side gables
• Small overhang
• Clapboard or shingles
• Symmetrical in appearance
• Central door
• Multi-paned, double-hung windows
• Shutters
• Formal center-hall floor plan
• Hardwood floors
• Little exterior ornamentation

Cape Cod
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Ranch

• One-story house
• Asymmetrical shapes are common
• Low-pitched roofs
• Exterior is wood and bricks, or a combination of
  both

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Basic Ranch
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Split Level

• Living space on multiple levels
• Separated by short flights of stairs up or down
• Living and dining areas on the main level
• Bedrooms located on an upper level
• Finished basement area provides room to grow

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Raised Ranch
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Farmhouse

• Reflects a simpler era
• Open kitchen and living room
• Version of the country home
• Bedrooms clustered together
• friendly porch or porches
• Simple lines
• Wood siding

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Victorian

• Developed about 1820
• Strong historical origins
• Roof pitches
• Turrets
• Dormers
• Towers
• Bays
• Eyebrow windows
• Porches with turned posts and decorative railings
• Ornamentation and decoration
• Shingles or narrow-lap wood siding
• Mostly two-story in design

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Queen Ann Victorian
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Craftsman

• Simplicity
• Low-pitched, gabled roof with a wide overhang
• Exposed roof rafters
• Porches are either full or partial width
• Tapered columns or pedestals that extend to the
  ground level
• Combination of natural materials, such as wood
  and stone

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Contemporary

• simple, clean lines
• large windows
• devoid of decorative trim
• mixture of siding, stucco, stone, brick and wood
• roof can be flat or shallow pitched
• overhangs

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• Considered a step up from the English cottage
• Made from brick and/or stucco
• Decorative half timbers exposed on the exterior
  and interior of the home
• Steeply pitched roofs
• Rubblework masonry
• Long rows of casement windows

Tudor
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Southwest

• Embodies the aesthetics of adobe homes
• Massive adobe walls stay cool in the summer and
  warm in the winter
• True adobe walls absorb and insulate from sounds
  both inside and outside of the home
• Natural plasters
• Wood ceilings
• Exposed exterior beams

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• Accommodates the warm, humid air of Southern
  climates
• Sprawling and airy with tall ceilings
• Large front porches
• Usually built of wood
• Wrap-around porch provides shade during the heat
  of the day
• Pitched or gabled roofs are usually medium or
  shallow in height
• Often with dormers

Southern
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Prairie

• Began around the turn of the twentieth century
• Often associated with Frank Lloyd Wright
• Designed to blend in with the flat prairie
  landscape
• Sweeping horizontal lines
• Wide open floor plans
• Overhanging eaves
• Rows of small windows
• One-story projections
• A central chimney

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• Usually a one-story design
• Shallow roofs that slope
• Wide overhang provides shade
• Courtyards
• Open arches
• Open, big windows throughout
• Verandas can be found on the second floor
• Stucco exterior and tile roof

Mediterranean
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French Country

• Rooted in the rural French countryside
• includes both modest farmhouse designs as well as
  estate-like chateaus
• exudes a rustic warmth and comfortable designs
• curved arches
• soft lines
• stonework
• wood beams
• plaster walls
• stone floors

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European

• Steep roofs
• Subtly flared curves at the eaves
• Faced with stucco and stone
• Roof comes down to the windows
• The second floor often is in the roof or attic

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How does the style of the exterior of a house
affect the design and decoration of the inside?
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Which style do you like best?
Which design style would you use inside?
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References
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