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HOUSING STYLES IN THE UNITED STATES

HOUSING STYLES IN THE UNITED STATES. Log Cabin . Saltbox 1650. New England Clapboard Central Chimney Sloping back roof line. Georgian/ Federal Colonial. Symmetrical—center door Duel chimneys Vernacular form in clapboard—also called I-house. Dogtrot House .

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HOUSING STYLES IN THE UNITED STATES

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  1. HOUSING STYLES IN THE UNITED STATES

  2. Log Cabin

  3. Saltbox 1650 New England Clapboard Central Chimney Sloping back roof line

  4. Georgian/ FederalColonial • Symmetrical—center door • Duel chimneys • Vernacular form in clapboard—also called I-house

  5. Dogtrot House • Typically found in the South. • 2 cabins with a breezeway in between.

  6. Shotgun House

  7. Tidewater house

  8. French Creole

  9. Greek Revival 1820-1850 • Antebellum—with columns, porch • Looks like a temple • Painted white

  10. Cape Cod

  11. Cape Cold with dormer windows

  12. Dutch Colonial • Gambrel or “barn” roof • Often dormers in the roof line

  13. Carpenter Gothic • Any material • Gothic ornamentation

  14. Queen Anne • Also called “Victorian” • Typically wood • “Gingerbread”-contrasting shingles, Unusual features such as octagon rooms, towers, bays • Typically asymmetrical • porches

  15. American Four Square Any material Square box Sometimes porch, lower roof line Midwestern, but found all over America

  16. Bungalow 1910-1930 • One or 1.5 stories • Any material • Low roof with overhanging eaves • Planned suburban neighborhoods

  17. Prairie Style • Strong horizontal lines • Brick, rock or stone with heavy wood detailing • Frank Lloyd Wright influenced • Deep overhanging eaves

  18. The Ranch House • Brick • Suburban neighborhoods • One story • Long and low—horizontal lines

  19. The Split Level • Main level entry, kitchen, living • ½ story up bedrooms • ½ story down den and garage • Any material or combination

  20. Contemporary • Flat roof or shed • Elements of “Moderne” or International style—glass walls, concrete, steel

  21. The Neo’s • Georgian, colonial, French, Tudor • McMansions • Faux Chateaux

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