19 th Century Housing

1. 19th Century Housing Mrs. Wagner Fashion/Interior Design

2. 2 Periods • 1. Romantic Revival Period – 1820-1880 • 2. Victorian Period – 1860-1900 • Industrial Revolution - Factories – more workers – more immigrants - Railroads – shipping - Construction Industry – mass produce – home prices decrease - Tennement Housing • Large population became wealthy – traveled – Europe – brought back styles • Begin to see varied types of housing

3. Romantic Revival Period • Greek Revival Style – 1825 – 1860 • Characteristics - 2 Story rectangular house – Southern Plantation Style - Symmetrical Windows - Gable roof with wide trim at cornice - Pilasters on the corners or across the whole front - Elaborate entrance – door surrounded by small windows with added wood or stone framework - Columns supporting a small or large porch – Greek most common – across entire front

7. Gothic Revival Style • 1840-1880 • Characteristics • Pointed Arches • Circular windows with ornamental carved stone • Most built of wood • Gingerbread – a lacy, looking, cutout wood trimming that decorated the high-peaked gothic gables

12. Italianate Style • 1840-1885 • Characteristics: • 2 stories and square • Wide overhanging hip roofs with decorative brackets or supports a the cornices • Long narrow windows were arched and crowned with an inverted U shaped structure

17. Victorian Period ( 1860-1900) • Named after Queen Victoria – England – Very elaborate styles • 1. Mansard Style ( 1860 – 1880) • Characteristics: • Mansard Roof – 2 slopes on all sides – lower slope being steep and higher slope almost flat • Decorated Cornices • French Windows – long narrow windows that open in the middle • Dormer Windows

22. Queen Anne Style • 1870-1890 • Characteristics: • Irregular steep roof with ornamental gable • Overlapping decorative shingles for siding • Wraparound porches with railings and columns • Turret – Circular tower that extends the entire height of the house • Decorative woodwork – spindle work, brackets • Bright colors