Cape Cod Style

Cape Cod houses had many of these features: Steep roof (8"-12" pitch) with side gables - Keeps weather out - Allows attic as living spacegables Small roof overhang 1 or 1½ stories Made of wood and covered in wide clapboard or shingles - Winter: Wood swells against wind - Summer: Wood shrinks, allowing air to circulate Large central chimney linked to fireplace in each room Symmetrical appearance with door in center Dormers for space, light, and ventilationDormers Multi-paned, double-hung windows Shutters Formal, center-hall floor plan Hardwood floors Little exterior ornamentation

Georgian Colonial 1690s

Georgian Colonial homes usually have these features: Square, symmetrical shape Paneled front door at center Decorative crown over front door Flattened columns on each side of door Five windows across front Paired chimneys Medium pitched roof Minimal roof overhang

Greek Revival

Greek Revival houses usually have these features : Pedimented gablePedimented Symmetrical shape Heavy cornicecornice Wide, plain friezefrieze Bold, simple moldings Many Greek Revival houses also have these features: Entry porch with columns Decorative pilasterspilasters Narrow windows around front door

Medieval traditions mingled with modern methods to create these whimsical Victorian homes, built between 1840 and Gothic Revival

Gothic Revival Features : Steeply pitched roof Pointed windows with decorative tracery Grouped chimneys Pinnacles Battlements and shaped parapetsBattlementsparapets Leaded glass Quatrefoil and clover shaped windowsQuatrefoil Oriel windows Asymmetrical floor plan Verandah

Italianate

Low-pitched or flat roof Wide, overhanging eaveseaves Decorative paired brackets and cornices cornices Square cupolacupola Wood frame Arcade porch topped with balustraded balconiesbalustraded Rectangular massing of house Elaborately decoration Balanced, symmetrical façade Emphasis on vertical proportions: 2 to 4 stories Tall, narrow, double-paned windows with hood moldings Side bay window Heavily molded double doors Roman or segmented arches above windows and doors Italianate houses have many of these features:

present: Postmodern (Pomo)

Postmodern houses have many of these features: Sense of "anything goes": Forms filled with humor, irony, ambiguity, contradiction Juxtaposition of styles: Blend of traditional, contemporary, and newly-invented forms Exaggerated or abstract traditional detailing Materials or decorations drawn from far away sources

: Arts and Crafts (Craftsman)

Arts and Crafts, or Craftsman, houses have many of these features: Wood, stone, or stucco siding Low-pitched roof Wide eaves with triangular bracketseaves Exposed roof rafters Porch with thick square or round columns Stone porch supports Exterior chimney made with stone Open floor plans; few hallways Numerous windows Some windows with stained or leaded glass Beamed ceilings Dark wood wainscoting and moldings Built-in cabinets, shelves, and seating

: Queen Anne

Queen Anne houses have many of these features: Steep roof Complicated, asymmetrical shape Front-facing gable One-story porch that extends across one or two sides of the house Round or square towers Wall surfaces textured with decorative shingles, patterned masonry, or half-timbering Ornamental spindles and brackets Bay windows

Present: Tudor Revival

Tudor style homes have many of these features: Decorative half-timberinghalf-timbering Steeply pitched roof Prominent cross gablescross gables Tall, narrow windows Small window panes Massive chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney potschimney pots