housing styles

Craftsman

Simple, natural Early 1900s, traditional American

Ranch-style house

Popular American style house with open floor plan, low roof, single story

Cape Cod

New England 1600s symmetrical, steep roofs centered, chimney

Colonial Revival architecture

Nationalistic style in the late 1900s

Farmhouse

Rustic charm inspired rural areas

Tudor Revival architecture

Elizabeth and Jacob era

Contemporary architecture

Clean lines open spaces, large windows

Mid-century modern

Originated in the mid 20th century

Victorian architecture

Details, steep roofs asymmetrical

Greek revival

1830–1860 inspired by ancient Greek architecture

Cottage

Small quaint home

Mediterranean

stucco exteriors, low-pitched tile roofs, and ornate details inspired by coastal home

Georgian architecture

1700-1800 for balance and symmetry

Italianate

Italian houses and villages plus victorian

Neoclassical architecture

Greek and Roman columns dome roofs symmetrical think of Sistine chapel

Prairie School

Open floorplans, American blends with the environment

Bungalow

Low roof, big porch one story

French Provincial architecture

Brick or stone exterior in the 1600s in rural France

Federal architecture

1780-1840 in the early decades of new US

Gothic revival

Inspired by medieval architecture, pointed arches steep roofs and ordain detail

Queen Anne

1800s asymmetrical facade, details, wraparound porches

Saltbox

Traditional New England looks like a box, long roof

Spanish Colonial Revival

In the mid 1900s for US and Mexico Spanish and Mediterranean designs

Townhouse

Multi story homes that shares but has its own door