Styles Exam 3

High Victorian Gothic

polychromatic

coarse details

complex roofline

top heavy effects

didactic ornament

decoration looks structural

pointed arches

hood molding

Second Empire

mansard roof

decorative brackets under eaves

patterned roof tiles

towers

piled on effect

rounded arches

multiple classical details over windows

Chateauesque

steeply pitched hipped roof with long lower slope

many vertical elements

multiple dormers/wall dormers extending through cornice line

lots of detail on roofline

long chimneys

balanced with horizontal elements

Eastern Stick Style

steeply pitched gabled roof

cross gables

decorative trusses in gables

overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends

stickwork

polychromatic

Richardsonian Romanesque

aschlar cut rock-faced masonry

round headed arches

squat columns

structural features emphasized by different stone

squat heavyset chimneys

hipped or eyebrow dormers

pyramidal or conical roof

Syrian arches

Prairie Style

emphasis on horizontality

wide overhanging eaves

massive square porch supports

contrasting caps

tall casement windows in rows

one story porches on wings

East Lake (part of Queen Anne)

furniture-like ornamentation

curved brackets

spindle work

posts like table legs

wood detailing

Colonial Revival

sash windows with 5/8/9/12 panes on upper window and single on bottom

bay windows

paired windows

exposed rafters

open eaves

entrances flatter with shallower moldings

ceremonial balcony

scroll pediments

swags on entablature

Shingle Style

walls and roofing are continuous shingles

asymmetrical

extensive porches

strong horizontal lines

easily flowing

tall vertical chimneys

no cornerboards

Queen Anne

steeply pitched irregular shaped roof

use of wall surface as primary decorative element

front facing gable

cutaway bays

patterned shingles

asymmetrical

partial or full width porch

Beaux-Arts Classicism

coupled columns

arched and linteled openings

monumental flights of steps

figure sculptures

symmetrical with articulated parts

front broken into advancing and receding plains

Second Renaissance Revival

stone/marble

large

rectangular

blocky

rusticated first level

smooth facade

restrained

Neoclassical Revival

level rooflines

pedimented porticos

trabeated openings

restrained use of classical details

symmetrical

Chicago/Commercial Style

5-16 stories

straight fronts

flat roof

level skyline

large rectangular windows

balance between vertical and horizontal lines

tripartite construction

area of glass greater than brick/framing

Art Deco

dominant verticality

lots of setbacks

recessed spandrels

playful in design

hard and angular

low relief stylized decoration

Streamline Moderne

emphasizes horizontality

rounded and curvy

flat roof

asymmetrical facade

smooth walls without ornamentation

stainless steel elements

windows turning corners