Most Popular and Iconic Home Design Styles

MOST POPULAR AND ICONIC HOME DESIGN STYLES 1485-1603 TUDOR STYLE ORIGIN England FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS * Brick laid in an : Weatherboard or * Casement windows elaborate pattern on the shingled walls with * Windows grouped in first story; stucco or stucco and rows of three or more wood with decorative half-timbered gables trim on the second * Stone O OTHER ELEMENTS story * Decorative O ROOF half-timbering * Steep roof * Prominent cross gables 1600s; revived in the 1930s CAPE COD STYLE ORIGIN Northeastern U.S. FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O WINDOWS + Traditional: + Steep roof, shallow + Two windows on each Wood shingles overhang side of the entry door + Modern: + Multi-pane windows Stone, stucco, brick + Dormer on each side of the chimney 1700-1830 GEORGIAN STYLE ORIGIN England FEATURES SIDING O ROOF O OTHER ELEMENTS * Wood with clapboard or * Hip roof + Symmetrical shingle cladding + Entrances are often O WINDOWS * Occasionally decorated with wooden quoins fitted with pediments. * Dormers broken pediments, arched tops, or ogee caps * Stone, stucco, or brick * Double hung sash windows + Small panes 1825-1860 GREEK REVIVAL STYLE ORIGIN Inspired by Greece Constructed in the U.S. FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O WINDOWS * Often painted white to + Low pitched or hip roof + Tall, double hung resemble marble temples in Greece windows * Gables with pediments * Cornice with wide band O OTHER ELEMENTS + Stucco, wood of trim + Simple moldings + Fluted or smooth columns + Pilasters 1876 COLONIAL STYLE STYLE ORIGIN Eastern U.S. It is one of the most popular styles in the U.S. FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS * Two windows on each side of the entry door * Brick or wood * One window above the entry door O ROOF * Five windows on the * Medium-pitched roof second floor 1840-1880 GOTHIC REVIVAL (VICTORIAN) STYLE ORIGIN England France FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O WINDOWS * Middle-class homes: * Steep, complex * High dormers Wood + Elaborate verge board * Arched or lancet * Wealthy homes: trim along roof edge windows Stone or brick 1850-1890 ITALIANATE (VICTORIAN) STYLE ORIGIN England FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS + Middle-class homes: + Fanciful bay windows + Corinthian-columned Wood with inset wooden porches + Wealthy homes: panels + Square tower or cupola Stone or brick + Two over two double-hung windows O ROOF + Curved or molded + Flat or hip roof window caps + Corniced eaves 1860-1890 STICK-EASTLAKE (VICTORIAN) STYLE ORIGIN Fort Dearborn, Illinois (renamed Chicago, Illinois in 1890) FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O OTHER ELEMENTS * Wood * Steep, gabled roof * Wrap-around porch * Small vertical, * Bold paneled brick * Trusses or decorative shingles on gable ends horizontal, or diagonal chimneys planks placed on top of * Complex, intersecting roof planes * Overhanging. second story porches the exterior walls * Elaborately decorated O WINDOWS and very fanciful * Jerkinhead dormers * Decorative windows 1865-1880 SECOND EMPIRE (VICTORIAN) STYLE ORIGIN France FEATURES O SIDING: O WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS * Wooden clapboard * Tall, narrow windows * Tower * Dormer windows that project from the roof (eyebrow dormers) * Wrought-iron O ROOF galleries or "crests" above the upper * Mansard roof cornice * Narrow eaves with * Bay windows brackets below * Balconies + Small entry porch * Round cornices at the top and base of the roof 1870-1910 QUEEN ANNE (VICTORIAN) STYLE ORIGIN England France FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS * Stone, brick, or wood * Angled bay windows * Stained glass decor * Decorative trim O OTHER ELEMENTS * Carvings and/or * Cantilevered * Wrap-around porch inset panels of stone upper stories * Balconies or terra cotta * Elaborate exterior * Cresting O ROOF decoration * Detached gazebos * Roof finials * Turrets, towers or * Patterned shingles cupolas 1875-1910 SHINGLE STYLE (VICTORIAN) STYLE ORIGIN New England FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O OTHER ELEMENTS * Complex roof forms : Natural or single-color shingles * High, vaulted ceiling * Asymmetrical gables : Represents the * Lacks elaborate transition from O WINDOWS ornamentation Victorian opulence to * Large windows the simpler Arts & Crafts period 1890-1930 DUTCH COLONIAL STYLE ORIGIN New York and New Jersey FEATURES SIDING O ROOF O OTHER ELEMENTS : Bric-a-brac, fish scale, : Gambrel roof : Gable end chimney clapboard, or shingles * Flared eaves : Columned porch and : Cross-gabled roof entry * Porch under overhang O WINDOWS eaves * 8-over-8 windows : Shed, hip, or gabled dormers 1895-1950 NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE ORIGIN Inspired by Greece, Rome, and the Renaissance Most popular in prosperous neighborhoods across the U.S FEATURES SIDING O ROOF O WINDOWS : Brick, stucco, wood, or : Simple, side-gabled roof : Elaborate pediments vinyl : Triangular pediment : Balanced array above entrance O OTHER ELEMENTS : Dentil molding or balustrades along roof : Symmetrical line : Prominent portico : Full-width porch with columns 1905-1930s; making a comeback in present day CRAFTSMAN STYLE ORIGIN Southern California FEATURES O SIDING 3 WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS * Wood or stone * Dormer windows * Large amount of * Multi-paned top sashes interior woodwork O ROOF and single-paned bottom * Exposed roof rafters * Low-pitched roof sashes * Full or partial porches : Wide overhanging eaves * Stained glass framed by tapered * Decorative beams or square columns braces under gables 1920s-1930s COTTAGE STYLE STYLE ORIGIN England FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O WINDOWS * Brick, stone, stucco, and * Steep overhanging roof + Casement windows natural materials + Cross gables + Window boxes + Small panes + Shutters 1920s; revived in the 1960s FRENCH COLONIAL STYLE ORIGIN Inspired by French architecture Constructed in the United States FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS + Brick + Tall second-story + Balanced and windows symmetrical proportions O ROOF + Porches with substantial + Double French windows + Steep and high with shutters balustrades + Hip roof + Arched doorways 1920s-1930s MEDITERRANEAN STYLE STYLE ORIGIN California and Florida FEATURES SIDING O WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS : Stucco, adobe * Large windows * U-shaped floor plan oriented around ROOF a central courtyard or : Low-pitched roof fountain, which promotes cooling and cross-ventilation : Tiled roof (often red) : Grillwork 1945-1980s MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE ORIGIN United States FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS + Stone, glass, brick + Oversized windows + Open space * Transom windows + Double-wide entry O ROOF doors + Sliding glass doors + Flat + Gabled dates back to 1932; popular during the 1950s-1960s suburban-home building boom TRADITIONAL RANCH STYLE ORIGIN California FEATURES O SIDING O WINDOWS O OTHER ELEMENTS * Brick, wood, stucco + Picture windows + Box, cubic, or L- or U-shaped layout O ROOF * Sliding glass doors + Simple floor plan + Hipped or gabled roof + Attached garage + Wide overhanging eaves + Minimal ornamentation 1950s-present day CONTEMPORARY STYLE STYLE ORIGIN United States FEATURES O SIDING O ROOF O OTHER ELEMENTS * Simple ornamentation + Steep and high + Open floor plan + Focus on natural + Hip roof + Natural light elements: stone, brick, + Bold geometric shapes wood OWINDOWS * Local or recycled * Large windows, building materials sometimes floor to ceiling * Eco-friendly materials and features + Irregularly-shaped OVER THE CENTURIES, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT HOUSING STYLES HAVE EMERGED. 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