18TH CENTURY
• IMMIGRANT STYLES
• THE GEORGIAN PERIODGEORGIAN STYLE
• THE FEDERAL PERIOD ADAM STYLE EARLY CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE
IMMIGRANT STYLES
• IMMIGRANTS BROUGHT THEIR STYLE OF HOMES TO THE COLONIES THEY CREATED. THE MATERIALS USED AND STYLES BUILT WERE NATIVE TO THEIR HOMELANDS. CONTINUOUS
GEORGIAN STYLE
• MAIN CHARACTERISTICS– FORMAL BALANCED DESIGN,
OFTEN W/2-3 STORIES– GABLE OR HIP ROOF– LARGE, SYMMETRIC
WINDOWS– DOORWAY DETAILS: HOME’S
FOCAL POINT• PEDIMENT• PILASTERS
– CORNICE– CENTRAL CHIMNEY OR
CHIMNEY AT EACH END OF HOUSE
– CONTRASTING MATERIALS• RED BRICK WITH WHITE
WOOD TRIM 1700-1780
FEDERAL PERIODADAM STYLE
• RECTANGULAR DESIGN WITH ONE OR MORE STORIES.
• GABLE ROOFS WITH A DECORATIVE CORNICE
• SYMMETRIC WINDOWS– A FANLIGHT IS OFTEN
ABOVE THE DOOR OR IN THE PEDIMENT
• DECORATIVE INTERIORS WITH LOTS OF PLASTER & WOOD CARVINGS
• MANTLES AROUND FIREPLACES
1780-1820
FEDERAL PERIODEARLY CLASSICAL REVIVAL
• THOMAS JEFFERSON (ARCHITECT & PRES.)
• USED FOR MANY GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
• VERY SIMILAR TO ADAM STYLE
• DISTINGUISHED BY THE PORTICO (TALL, OPEN PORCH SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS OVER THE FRONT ENTRANCE).
• TOPPED BY A TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT 1770-1830
19TH CENTURY
• ROMANTIC REVIVAL PERIODGREEK REVIVAL STYLEGOTHIC REVIVAL STYLEITALIANATE STYLE
• VICTORIAN PERIODMANSARD STYLEQUEEN ANNE STYLE
ROMANTIC REVIVAL PERIODGREEK REVIVAL STYLE
• FEATURES LINKED TO TEMPLES OF ANCIENT GREECE
• SOUTHERN PLANTATION STYLE: TWO STORY PORCH SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS
• FEATURES:– TWO-STORY RECTANGLE
W/SYMMETRIC WINDOWS– GABLE ROOF AND PILASTERS– ELABORATE ENTRANCE– COLUMNS SUPPORTING A
SMALL OR LARGE PORCH1825-1860
ROMANTIC REVIVAL PERIODGOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE
• EUROPEAN FEATURES– POINTED ARCHES– CIRCULAR WINDOWS
W/ORNAMENTAL CARVED STONE
– MOST BUILT OF WOOD (STONE TOO EXPENSIVE)
– HIGH-PEAKED GOTHIC GABLES DECORATED W/GINGERBREAD, LACY-LOOKING, CUT-OUT WOOD TRIM
1840-1880
ROMANTIC REVIVAL STYLEITALIANATE STYLE
• ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES OF ITALIAN VILLAS OR ESTATES– OFTEN SQUARE AND TWO
STORIES HIGH– WIDE, OVERHANGING HIP
ROOFS W/DECORATIVE BRACKETS
– LONG, NARROW WINDOWS WERE ARCHED AND CROWNED WITH AN INVERTED, U-SHAPED STRUCTURE
1840-1885
VICTORIAN PERIODMANSARD STYLE
• FRENCH INFLUENCED– MOST NOTABLE FEATURE
WAS THE BOXLIKE MANSARD ROOF, WHICH HAS TWO SLOPES ON ALL SIDES.
– DECORATED CORNICES– FRENCH WINDOWS, THAT
ARE LONG AND OPEN LENGTHWISE AT THE MIDDLE
– DORMER WINDOWS FOR THE TOP STORY 1860-1880
VICTORIAN PERIODQUEEN ANNE STYLE
• VERY FANCIFUL STYLE– IRREGULAR STEEP ROOF WITH
ORNAMENTAL GABLES– OVERLAPPING DECORATIVE
WOOD SHINGLES FOR SIDING– WRAPAROUND PORCHES WITH
RAILINGS AND COLUMNS– MANY HAVE CIRCULAR TOWER
THAT EXTENDS THE HEIGHT OF THE HOUSE
– VARIETY OF DECORATIVE WOODWORK; LIKE SPINDLES, BRACKETS, AND CUT-OUTS
– EXTERIROR USUALLY PAINTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT COLORS 1870-1890
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
• PERIOD REVIVAL STYLESCOLONIAL REVIVAL STYLETUDOR STYLECHATEAUESQUE STYLEMISSION STYLE
• MODERN STYLESPRAIRIE STYLECRAFTSMAN STYLEINTERNATIONAL STYLE
PERIOD REVIVAL STYLESCOLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE
• DUPLICATED HOUSE STYLES FROM THEIR OWN COUNTRY’S PAST (GEORGAIN, SALTBOX, AND CAPE COD)– FRONT DOOR IS PROMINENT,
SOMETIMES INCLUDING A PEDIMENT
– WINDOWS APPEAR IN SYMMETRICALLY BALANCED PAIRS, WITH DOUBLE HUNG SASHES
– WOOD SHUTTERS– WOOD SIDING OR BRICK
EXTERIOR1880-1955
PERIOD REVIVAL STYLETUDOR STYLE
• RESEMBLED EARLY ENGLISH COTTAGES– HALF-TIMBERED LOOK– STEEPLY PITCHED ROOFS– GABLES AT THE FRONT
AND SIDES– TALL, NARROW WINDOWS
USUALLY PLACED IN GROUPS W/MANY SMALL PANES
– MASSIVE CHIMNEYS– STUCCO, BRICK AND
STONE AMONG MOST USED EXTERIOR WALL SURFACES
1890-1940
PERIOD REVIVAL STYLESCHATEAUESQUE STYLE
• MODELED AFTER FRENCH PALACES– FEATURED TOWERS
AND/OR TURRETS– ORNAMENTAL METAL
CRESTING– ELABORATE MOLDINGS– RELIEF CARVINGS– ARCHED WINDOWS AND
DOORWAYS– FEATURES GAVE HOME A
VERY GRAND LOOK (MANY FAMILIES COULDN’T AFFORD THE UPKEEP 1880-1910
PERIOD REVIVAL STYLEMISSION STYLE
• INSPIRED BY THE MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA– ARCHED DOORWAYS AND
WINDOWS– TILED ROOFS OFTEN
HIDDEN BY PARAPETS– EXTERIOR WALLS MADE
OF STUCCO– BELL TOWERS AND
TURRETS W/PYRAMID-SHAPED ROOFS ADDED CHARM TO THE TRADITIONAL SHAPES
1890-1920
MODERN STYLESPRAIRIE STYLE
• ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT– EMPHASIS ON
HORIZONTAL LINES– LOW-PITCHED ROOFS
W/OVERHANGING EAVES– WIDE PORCHES– ROWS OF LEADED GLASS
WINDOWS– INTERIOR ROOMS FLOWED
INTO ONE ANOTHER, GIVING AN SPACIOUS FEEL
– ROOMS CONNECTED TO OUTDOORS WHERE THERE WERE PORCHES, PATIOS AND/OR TERRACES
1900-1920
MODERN STYLESCRAFTSMAN STYLE
• ORIGINATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA- STYLE DISTINGUISHED BY DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUNGALOW– SMALL, ONE-STORY HOUSE
WITH AN OVERHANGING ROOF AND A COVERED PORCH
– LOW-PITCHED GABLE ROOF (SOME HAVE HIP ROOFS)
– DECORATIVE BEAMS OR BRACES UNDER THE EAVES
– FULL OR PARTIAL-WIDTH PORCHES W/THE ROOF SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS OR PEDESTALS EXTENDING TO THE GROUND
– 0NE-AND-A-HALF STORY VARIATION 1905-1930
MODERN STYLESINTERNATIONAL STYLE
• ORIGINATED BY EUROPEAN ARCHITECTS WHO WERE EXPERIMENTING W/NEW MATERIALS & BUILDING METHODS– EMPHASIZE FUNCTION OR
USEFULNESS– DECORATIVE AND
ORNAMENTAL FEATURES ARE AVOIDED
– GEOMETRIC SHAPES AND CLEAN LINES ARE EMPHASIZED
– RESEMBLES A PIECE OF ART OR SCULPTURE
– USUALLY A FLAT ROOF– EXTEROIR WALLS ARE
SMOOTH, BLANK SURFACES AND LARGE EXPANSES OF WINDOWS
1925-PRESENT
MID 20TH CENTURYTO TODAY
• POSTWAR MODERN STYLESRANCH STYLECONTEMPORARY STYLESPLIT-LEVEL STYLESHED STYLE
• UNIQUE DESIGNSA- FRAMEGEODESIC DOME
POSTWAR MODERN STYLESRANCH STYLE
• RANCH STYLE IS A LONG, LOW, ONE-STORY HOUSE BUILT TO RESEMBLE THE HOUSES BUILT BY THE EARLY SETTLERS OF THE WEST– LOW PITCHED GABLE OR
HIP ROOF– DECORATIVE SHUTTERS
AND PICTURE WINDOWS– SOME HAVE PARTIALLY
ENCLOSED PATIOS OR COURTYARDS BASED ON THE SPANISH INFLUENCE
– PRIVATE OUTDOOR LIVING AREAS ARE GENERALLY IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE
1935-PRESENT
POSTWAR MODERN STYLESCONTEMPORARY STYLE
• POPULAR AMONG ARCHITECTS DURING THE 50’S, 60’S, AND 70’S– WIDE EAVE OVERHANGS– FLAT OR LOW-PITCHED
ROOFS W/LOW GABLES– EXPOSED SUPPORTING
BEAMS– CONTRASTING WALL
MATERIALS & TEXTURES– UNUSUAL PLACEMENT &
SHAPES OF WINDOWS– MEANT TO BLEND IN WITH
THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE 1950-1975
POSTWAR MODERN STYLESSPLIT-LEVEL STYLE
• MODIFICATION OF RANCH STYLE– HAS AT LEAST TWO
LEVELS OF LIVING SPACE, CONNECTED BY SHORT FLIGHTS OF STAIRS
– SOME HAVE BASEMENTS, ADDING ANOTHER LEVEL
– DESIGNED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SLOPING LOTS
– PROVIDES SPACE OF A RANCH HOME WITHOUT REQUIRING AS LARGE A LOT
– VERY POPULAR FOR ENTERTAINING PURPOSES
1950-PRESENT
POSTWAR MODERN STYLESSHED STYLE
• GREW OUT OF TEACHINGS OF SEVERAL FAMOUS ARCHITECTS– COMBINATION OF STEEPLY
PITCHED SHED ROOFS, EACH OF WHICH MAY SLOPE AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE AND FACE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
– LITTLE OR NO TRADITIONAL ORNAMENTATION
– WOOD SHINGLE OR BOARD SIDING APPLIED VERTICALLY, DIAGONALLY, OR HORIZONTALLY
– WINDOWS ARE SMALL AND PLACED ASYMMETRICALLY
1960’S-1970’S
UNIQUE STYLESA-FRAME
• DESIGN IN WHICH THE GABLED ROOF CONTINUES TO GROUND LEVEL– ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR
SEPARATE SIDE WALLS– USED MOSTLY FOR
VACATION HOMES– EASE IN BUILDING AND
BROAD RANGE OF MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED TO CONSTRUCT ARE THE MAIN ADVANTAGES
– ODD INTERIOR SPACES CREATED BY IT’S DESIGN ARE A DISADVANTAGE
1940-PRESENT
UNIQUE STYLESGEODESIC DOME
• INVENTED BY ARCHITECT BUCKMINSTER FULLER– EFFICIENT HOME BUILT OF
TRIANGULAR FRAMES THAT ARE JOINED TO FORM A SELF- SUPPORTING ROOF & WALLS
– FRAME IS METAL OR PLASTIC
– INTERIOR WALLS NOT NECESSARY
– GREAT INTERIOR FLOOR PLAN FLEXIBILITY
– LOW-COST, ENERGY-SAVING HOUSING
– LESS BUILDING MATERIALS NEEDED
– CONSIDERED VISUALLY UNAPPEALING TO MANY
1940-PRESENT