American Architectural styles



American Architectural Home Styles

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1. American Colonial House Styles (1600s – 1800)

[pic]Colonial homes in New England often had chimneys in the center.

When North America was colonized, settlers brought building traditions from many different countries. Architecture from America's colonial period continues to influence the houses we build today.

1. Cape Cod

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c. Feature 3 - - Constructed of wood and sided in wide clapboard or shingles.

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2. Neoclassical House Styles (1780 – 1860)

[pic]Democratic ideals are expressed in classical details of Greek revival homes.

During the founding of the United States, many people felt that ancient Greece expressed the ideals of democracy. Architecture reflected classical ideals of order and symmetry.

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4. Tidewater

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3. Victorian House Styles (1840 – 1900)

[pic] Queen Anne was the reigning style of the Victorian era.

Mass-production and factory-made building parts made large, elaborate houses more affordable. A variety of Victorian styles emerged, each with its own distinctive features.

5. Gothic Revival

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6. Queen Anne

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4. Gilded Age House Styles (1880-1929)

[pic]The Vanderbilt Marble House in Newport, RI was a Beaux Arts mansion.

The rise of Industrialism brought the period we know as the Gilded Age. Business leaders amassed enormous wealth and built palatial, elaborate homes.

7. Renaissance Revival

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8. Tudor Revival

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5. Frank Lloyd Wright House Styles (1901-1955)

[pic]Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Style houses were low and compact.

Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized the American home when he began to design houses with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces.

9. Prairie Style

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6.Early 20th Century House Styles (1905-1945)

[pic]Affordable bungalows swept across America in the early 1900s.

Affordable bungalows swept across America in the early 1900s.

In the early 1900s, builders sloughed off the elaborate Victorian styles. Homes for the new century were compact, economical, and informal.

10. California Bungalow

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11. Spanish Mission

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7. Post-War House Styles (1945-1980)

[pic]Raised Ranch houses can be found in nearly every part of the United States.

Soldiers returning from World War II brought an enormous need for housing. Real estate developers purchased large tracts of land and constructed homes with an eye on simplicity and affordability.

12. Ranch Style

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13. Split-Level Ranch Style

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8. Modernist House Styles (1930-present)

[pic]Postmodern home by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi.

Modernist houses broke away from conventional forms, while postmodernist houses combined traditional forms in unexpected ways.

14. International Style

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15. Contemporary

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16. A-Frame Style

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9. Spanish and Mediterranean House Styles (1600s – present)

[pic] This early 20th century home is modeled after an old Spanish Mission.

Spanish settlers in Florida and the American Southwest brought a rich heritage of architectural traditions and combined them with ideas borrowed from Hopi and Pueblo Indians. Modern day "Spanish" style homes tend to be Mediterranean in flavor, incorporating details Italy, Portugal, Africa, Greece, and other countries.

17. Pueblo

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18. Neo-Mediterranean

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10. French House Styles (1700s – present)

[pic]This grand stone mansion combines a variety of French styles.

Spanish, African, Native American, and other heritages combined to create a unique blend of housing styles in America's French colonies. Two hundred years later, soldiers returning from World War I brought a keen interest in French housing styles.

19. French Provincial

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11. Earth House Styles (Prehistoric - present)

[pic]Colorful homes in Loreto Bay, Mexico are made with compressed earth blocks.

Architects and engineers are taking a new look at man's earliest building material: practical, affordable, energy-efficient earth.

20. Adobe Houses

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21. Earth Sheltered Houses

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12. Prefab House Styles (1906 – Present)

[pic] Narrow finished homes that can be hauled to a site via truck on a conventional roadway.

Factory-made modular and prefabricated houses have been popular since the early 1900s when Sears, Aladdin, and other mail order companies shipped house kits to far corners of the United States. Today, "prefabs" are gaining new respect as architects experiment with bold new forms.

22. Log Homes

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23. Mobile/Manufactured Houses

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13. Dome House Styles (1954 – Present)

[pic]Geodesic Domes are economical and energy-efficient.

The idea of constructing dome-shaped structures dates back to prehistoric times, but the 20th century brought exciting new approaches to dome design.

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25. Monolithic Domes

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