Architectural Styles From 1700
Georgian
Georgian houses were balanced and had 2 to 3 stories. Georgian homes were popular to rich people and had many contrasting materials.
Federal
The Federal style house is similar to the Georgian style but they have a bigger entrance. They also had 2 to 3 stories. Federal homes were made around the American Revoltuion
Greek Revival
Greek revival homes often used a lot of squares and octagonal columns. They had 2 to 3 stories as well and usually had white on the outside.
Italianate
The italianate home styles were Italian and are similiar to what you would see in California
Victorian
Victorian homes were popular in the 1840’s-1900’s. They had “gingerbread” features and showed a status of wealth.
Colonial Revival
The colonial revival home styles were made in the 19th century and had nice entries. They included many windows and were symmetrical on each side. They had 2 to 3 stories
Prairie
Prairire homes are very popular in the midwest in the early 1900’s and are 2 to 3 stories high. They used a lot of horizontal lines and was influenced by the Arts and Craft design style.
Craftsman
Craftsman homes are the most common homes of today. They have different low pitched roofs and decorative beams.
Ranch
Ranch style homes are usually 1 story (and a basement). They are pretty modern and are still used a lot today. They are popular in the midwest and are longer than they are deep.
Shed
Shed homes were popular in the 1960’s and 1970’s. They included slanting roofs going in many different directions creating shapes. They also included many large windows to view outside.
A Shed
A Frame homes were not very well for fitting a family/family needs. There was not a lot in inside space to use. A frame houses did include gable roofs.
Geodesic
For geodesic homes, interior walls were not needed. Geodesic homes were hard to keep up with, because of the heat loss they suffer in constantly.