1. House Styles
Architecture I

2. Another name for this style is the four-over-four because of its basic rectangular floor plan of four rooms on the lower and upper levels. 
1890’s -1930’s – 2 – 2 ½ story

3. This style reflects the eclecticism of the late 19th century
This style reflects the eclecticism of the late 19th century. This style house is very vertical, which is evident in their 2.5 to 3.5 stories.
1840’s -1890’s – ½ story

4. This is another Revival style of the early 20th century.
1900’s – 1930’s – 1 ½ - 2 story

5. This is a sub style of the Colonial Revival,  especially in the last phases ( ).  The cantilevered second story is typical of this style
1930’s – 1950’s – 2 story

6. These long rectangular-shaped, single-story or split-level houses predominate in the suburbs of the late 1950s and 1960s. They have very low pitched or hipped roofs, which cover one- or two-car attached garages.  
1950’s – 1960’s – 1 story

7. A very popular house style for young families, especially after World War II. Indeed, they were frequently called GI (government issue) houses, because after World War II the federal government provided low interest rates and guaranteed mortgages to returning soldiers for the purchase of houses.
1940’s – 1950’s – 1 ½ story

8. This is another of the many Revival Style houses of the early 20th century. Half-timbering was characteristic of  buildings in Medieval Europe (5th -14th centuries) when beams held up buildings and the spaces between the beams were filled with sticks and plaster or bricks.  
1900’s – 1930’s – 2 story

9. The roof shape identifies this house style
The roof shape identifies this house style!  These houses have symmetrical windows and floor plans.  
1910’s -1940’s – 1 ½ story

10. This is a variation on California Ranch style houses
This is a variation on California Ranch style houses.  Instead of a one-story Ranch, these houses have a one-story section attached to a two-story section.  The double car garage is frequently built under the upper story bedrooms.
1950’s -1970’s – 1 ½ - 2 story