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INCA STYLE ARCHITECTURE. BY HECTOR E. MASCORRO. FEATURES OF STYLE. Made out of blocks of stone Uses gable roofs. Machu Picchu. Built around 1450 Was abandoned due to the Spanish invasion Located in the Cusco Region in Peru In 2007 it was voted as the New Seven Wonders of the world.
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INCA STYLE ARCHITECTURE BY HECTOR E. MASCORRO
FEATURES OF STYLE • Made out of blocks of stone • Uses gable roofs
Machu Picchu • Built around 1450 • Was abandoned due to the Spanish invasion • Located in the Cusco Region in Peru • In 2007 it was voted as the New Seven Wonders of the world
COMMON LOCATIONS • Can be found at the region that used to be known as the Inca Empire • Ecuador • Chile • Peru • Bolivia • Argentina
SALTBOX STYLE ARCHITECTURE BY HECTOR E. MASCORRO
FEATURES OF STYLE • A long pitched roof that slopes down the back • Has one story on the back of the house and two stories in the front of the house • Has a flat front • Has a central chimney • Is asymmetrical
NEHEMIAH ROYCE HOUSE • Built in 1672 • Oldest house in Wallingford
COMMON LOCATIONS • Can usually be found in the New England region • Maine • Vermont • Connecticut • New Hampshire • Rhode Island • Massachusetts
J. Frederick Kelly • 1888-1947 • Architect that assisted in the restoration of the Nehemiah Royce House • Known as the leading architectural historian of Connecticut • Worked on 3 properties listed on the U.S National Register of Historic Places
RANCH STYLE ARCHITECTURE
KEY FEATURES • One story • Long low roofline • Large windows that are often decorated with shutters • Attached Garages • Simple Floorplans
COMMON LOCATIONS • New Mexico • Arizona • Texas • California • Colorado • Utah • Nevada • Oklahoma
CLIFF MAY • An Architect that lived in California • Known for developing the California Ranch House