House Styles

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Architecture Styles
Through the Ages
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Georgian1700s

• Named for King George of England
• Typically Constructed of Brick
• Windows and Doors will be symmetrical
• Palladian Style Front entrance
• Multi-pane glass windows

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Federal1700s

• Inspired by the Georgian Style and Greek
  Architecture
• All features are symmetrical
• Front Door has a Pediment and a Fan Light above
  it
• Sometimes incorporates Dormers

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Saltbox1800s

• Popular in New England
• Rear Roof plunges from the tallest story down to
  the first story
• Typically square and simple style

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Greek Revival1825 - 1890

• Pediment gable
• Symmetrical shape
• Heavy cornice
• Bold, simple moldings
• Most have columns

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More Greek Revival
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Italianate 1840 - 1880

• Two Story Buildings
• Usually Square Shape with a side attachment
• Very Ornate Moldings
• Tall and Skinning Windows
• Topped with a Cupola

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Queen Anne1860s 1910s

• Inventive Style
• Mixture of Various Architectural pieces
• Multi Story Building
• Many Windows
• Large Porch
• Ornate Moldings called Gingerbread Molding

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Tudor1920s - 1930s

• Many Cross Gables on the façade
• Half Timbering along the façade of the house
• Multi-Paned Casement windows
• Steeply Pitched Roofs

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California Bungalow1900s 1920s

• One Story or One-Half Stories
• Offset Front Entrance
• Large Bay or Picture window
• Exposed Rafters
• Columns on the Front porch

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Ranch1930s Present

• One Story- Rectangular Shape
• Pitched Roof
• Attached Garages
• One Large Picture Window near the Front Entrance
• Rear has a sliding Patio door
• Very Economical

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Contemporary

• Off Sized Houses
• Tall Windows
• Simple, Little to no ornamentation
• Designed to incorporate local landscape

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Traditional VS. Contemporary

• Traditional
• Individual Rooms have one function
• Often time very ornamental
• Associate with Architecture from the 18th and
  19th Century
• Thomas Jefferson common Architect

• Contemporary
• Rooms have a utilitarian function
• Designed to incorporate landscape
• Associated with 20th and 21st century
• Thomas Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright common
  Architects

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