1. CHAPTER 15 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH CENTURY HOMES
HOME STYLES SINCE 1700
CHAPTER 15
18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH
CENTURY HOMES

2. 18TH CENTURY IMMIGRANT STYLES THE GEORGIAN PERIOD THE FEDERAL PERIOD
GEORGIAN STYLE
THE FEDERAL PERIOD
ADAM STYLE
EARLY CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE

3. 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

4. GEORGIAN STYLE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS 1700-1780
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

5. FEDERAL PERIOD ADAM 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

6. FEDERAL PERIOD EARLY 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

7. 19TH CENTURY ROMANTIC REVIVAL PERIOD VICTORIAN PERIOD
GREEK REVIVAL STYLE
GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE
ITALIANATE STYLE
VICTORIAN PERIOD
MANSARD STYLE
QUEEN ANNE STYLE

8. ROMANTIC REVIVAL PERIOD GREEK 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 PORCH

9. ROMANTIC REVIVAL PERIOD GOTHIC 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

10. ROMANTIC REVIVAL STYLE ITALIANATE 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

11. VICTORIAN PERIOD MANSARD 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

12. VICTORIAN PERIOD QUEEN 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

13. EARLY 20TH CENTURY PERIOD REVIVAL STYLES MODERN STYLES
COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE
TUDOR STYLE
CHATEAUESQUE STYLE
MISSION STYLE
MODERN STYLES
PRAIRIE STYLE
CRAFTSMAN STYLE
INTERNATIONAL STYLE

14. PERIOD REVIVAL STYLES COLONIAL 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 EXTERIOR

15. PERIOD REVIVAL STYLE TUDOR 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

16. PERIOD REVIVAL STYLES CHATEAUESQUE 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

17. PERIOD REVIVAL STYLE MISSION 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

18. MODERN STYLES PRAIRIE 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

19. MODERN STYLES CRAFTSMAN 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

20. MODERN STYLES INTERNATIONAL 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

21. MID 20TH CENTURY TO TODAY POSTWAR MODERN STYLES UNIQUE DESIGNS
RANCH STYLE
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
SPLIT-LEVEL STYLE
SHED STYLE
UNIQUE DESIGNS
A- FRAME
GEODESIC DOME

22. POSTWAR MODERN STYLES RANCH 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

23. POSTWAR MODERN STYLES CONTEMPORARY 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

24. POSTWAR MODERN STYLES SPLIT-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

25. POSTWAR MODERN STYLES SHED 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

26. UNIQUE STYLES A-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

27. UNIQUE STYLES GEODESIC 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