In the cultural landscape of North America many relics of ...



Modern Domestic ArchitectureIn the cultural landscape of North America many relics of folk architecture can be found.Thehouse is a modern adaptation of a folk house that added a wing as the style 1nigrated westward. It is a 2 l/2 story house built around a central chimney.This"" house is a good example of Upland Southern Folk architecture. Built of notched logs it has a breeze way between the two rooms. These southern log homes were generally smaller than their Yankee counterparts.This "" house is an example of African- American folk dwellings once common in the rural south. The narrow-width house was sometimes 2, 3 or 4 rooms in depth.1'he "" is a common variety of Canadian folk architecture with its distinctive gabled front dormer windows.The "" style dwelling from New England features a steep roof with side gables and a symmetrical layout with the door in the center.The original style was 1nade of wood and covered by wood clapboards. This modified version has donner windows and bay windows instead of the typical n1ulti-paned, double-hung windows.Theorstyle of architecture was dominant in the United States from 1880 to 1900.A full-width porch, bay windows, multiple gables, dormers and occasionally towers and turrets decorate thestyle home.This "" style home has the typical steeply? pitched gable roof. The original "" style came from the Netherlands and was popular from 1624-1820.This picturesque and romantic style featured steeply-pitched irregular roof shapes with a dominant gable in the front.The(1910-1940) became popular in suburban areas in the I 920s. The style is loosely based on Medieval construction.The "" typically has a steeply- pitched roof and half-timbering often with stucco or masonry veneered walls.The "" (1900-1920) was supposedly a modified version of an Indian rural vernacular form.The bungalow typically has a low-pitched roof with wide overhang eaves.This narrow home fits easily on small city lots. In the Midwest this version of the "" isOften thehad hand-crafted stone orwoodwork and Frank Lloyd Wright design motifs. Note theknown as the "-" style.incised porch and the 3 over I sash windows.The "" style was inspired by the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Note the horizontal elements in this "prairie" style home.Some homes in the suburbs of Chicago reflect the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright's"" style architecture.This "" with all rooms on one level takes up a larger lot and has encouraged urban monly built in the 1950s and 1960s, this style of home is an good example of maladaptive diffusion since it was intended for the year round living of southern California.The "" was a popular variation on the ranch builtfrom the 1950s to the 1970s. The lower level had the garage and family room. The mid-level area contained the dining room and living room and the upper level provided the bedrooms.? The(1700-1800) usedRenaissance inspired classical symmetry. Typically it was 2 rooms deep and 2 rooms high with end chimneys and pilasters around the door.Named after King George III of England, it is themost long-lived style of architecture in the U.S. This-------- revival is still popular in suburbs of the Northeast and Midwest.Thestyle typically displays steep-pitched roofs, dormers and a diversity ofroof levels, window openings and a chimney.Thestyle features 2 or 3 stories, a low-pitched roof, and wide overhanging eaves.Narrow windows, "Roman columns" and archways arecommon features of this style.Arched-windows, an asymmetrical fa9ade and stucco-wall surfaces are typical of this style. It is rare to find it outside of Texas, Florida or the Southwest.This modern "" style was commonly built in the 1960s. Typical of this style is the high-pitched roof with multiple roof levels and a variety of window sizes that emphasize geometric shapes. oris inspired by the architecture of Spain and Latin America. The low? pitched roof with little eave overhang features red tiles.Theresembles the French style architecture of the age of Louis XIV or the Second French Empire. Note the dual-pitched, hipped roof with dormer windows on a steep slope.The EndMost photos were·taken in the Homewood and Flossmoor area (suburbs 25 miles south of Chicago) with the homeowners permission.Sources cited:Rubenstein, James M. An Introduction to Human Geography. PrenticeHall, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 2002.Jordan-Bychkov, Terry G. The Human Mosaic. NewYork. W. H. Freeman and Company. 2003.Paradis, Tom. Architectural Styles of America..." 'y- 'l'1,I· , ,::111J :; 11 :, · IITJ11. ................
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