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Art Deco | Art Deco – Homes built in this style feature geometric elements and a vertically oriented design. |
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California Bungalow | California Bungalow – A forerunner of the craftsman style, California Bungalows offer rustic exteriors, sheltered-feeling interiors, and spacious front porches. |
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Cape Cod | Cape Cod – A true classic, Cape Cod homes-square or rectangular one-story structures with gabled roofs and unornamented fronts-were among America’s first houses. |
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Colonial | Colonial – An offshoot of the Cape Cod style, Colonial homes feature a rectangular, symmetric design, second-floor bedrooms, clapboard siding, and gabled roofs. |
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Contemporary | Contemporary – Unmistakably modern in feel, Contemporary style homes are identifiable by their odd-sized windows, lack of ornamentation, and unusual mix of wall materials. |
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Craftsman | Craftsman – Full-or partial-width porches framed by tapered columns, overhanging eaves, and exposed roof rafters differentiate a Craftsman home from the similar California Bungalow. |
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Creole | Creole – A front wall that recedes to form a first-story porch and a second-story balcony highlights the Creole Cottage design. |
Dutch Colonial | Dutch Colonial – German, or “Deustch”, settlers in Pennsylvania originated the Dutch Colonial style, dominated by a barn-like broad gambrel roof with flaring eaves. |
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Federal | Federal – This style arose amid a renewed interest in Greek and Roman culture, as its classical ornamentation around cornices, doors, and windows demonstrate. |
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Georgian | Georgian – Refined and symmetrical with paired chimneys and a decorative crown, Georgian houses were named after English royalty. |
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Gothic Revival | Gothic Revival – English romanticism influenced this style, marked by “Gothic” windows with pointed arches; exposed framing timbers; and steep, vaulted roofs. |
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Greek Revival | Greek Revival – Large porches, entryway columns, and a front door surrounded by narrow rectangular windows characterize Greek Revival Homes. |
HOME FEATURES / Dormers | Eyebrow, Gabled, Hipped, Inset, Shed |
HOME FEATURES / Roof Types | Roof Types: Bonnet, Cross gabled: often used for Tudors and Cape Cods, Front gabled: Used for Cape Cods and Colonials, Gambrel: Either front- or side-faced; used in Dutch Colonials, Hipped: Used in 1 and 2- stories and four square bungalows, Mansard: Often found in French colonial and Ranch styles, Pavilion-hipped: Featured in Cape Cod, Colonial, and Ranch styles, Side-gabled, Salt Box: Featured in two-story colonials; common in the eastern United States |
HOME FEATURES / ARCHES | There are six basic arch styles that frame and support doors, windows, porches, and other wall openings in homes. Roman, Syrian, or segmental, Tudor, Flat, Gothic, Moorish |
HOME FEATURES / COLUMNS | There are three basic column styles for single-family homes, derived from ancient Greek architecture. Doric, Lonic, Corinthian |
HOME FEATURES / Molding Styles | Moldings are narrow, decorative strips of wood or plaster used around doors and windows and at the structural intersections of walls. |
HOME FEATURES / Windows | There are 10 different types of windows to choose from |
International | International – The International style exposes functional building elements, including elevator shafts, ground-to-ceiling plate glass windows, and smooth facades. |
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Italianate | Italianate – Symmetrical bay windows in front; small chimneys set in irregular locations; tall, narrow, windows; and in some cases towers, typify Italianate houses. |
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Monterey | Monterey – The Monterey style updates the New England Colonial style with an Adobe brick exterior and a second-floor with a balcony. |
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National | National – Rooted in Native American and pre-railroad dwellings, the National style consists of a rectangular shape with side-gabled roofs or square layouts with pyramidal roofs. |
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Neoclassical | Neoclassical – Recognize Neoclassical homes, which exist in incarnations from one-story cottages to multilevel manses, by their Ionic- or Corinthian-columned porches. |
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Prairie | Prairie – Originated by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Prairie-style house comes in two styles–boxy and symmetrical or low-slung and asymmetrical. |
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Pueblo | Pueblo – Flat roofs, parapet walls with round edges, straight-edge window frames, earth-colored stucco or adobe-brick walls, and projecting roof beams typify Pueblos. |
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Saltbox | Saltbox – This New England Colonial style gained the Saltbox nickname because its sharply sloping gable roof resembled boxes used for storing salt |
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Second Empire | Second Empire – A Victorian style, Second Empire homes feature mansard roofs with dormer windows, molded cornices, and decorative brackets under the eaves. |
Shed | Shed – A subset of the Modern style, Shed houses are asymmetric with multiple roofs sloping in different directions, which creates several geometric shapes. |
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Shotgun | Shotgun – Tradition says that a shotgun blast can trace a straight path from the front to back door of this long, narrow home. The style is characterized by a single story with a gabled roof. |
Spanish Eclectic | Spanish Eclectic – Taking its cues from early Spanish missions, Spanish Eclectic then adds a dash of details from Moorish, Byzantine, Gothic, and Renaissance architectural styles. |
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Split Level | Split Level – A Modern style, Split level design sequesters certain living activities, such as sleeping or socializing. |
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Stick | Stick – Decorative horizontal, vertical, or diagonal boards characterize Stick Houses, which are members of the Victorian family. |
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Tudor | Tudor – Half-timbering on bay windows and upper floors, and facades that are dominated by one or more steeply pitched cross gables typify Tudor homes |
Victorian | Victorian – Built during the rise of the machine age, Victorian architecture often incorporated decorative details such as brackets, spindles, and patterned shingles. |