Architectural Styles Flashcards

Georgian Colonial

Time period: 1714 to 1830 (early 1700s to early 1800s).

Common features:

Pillars.

Symmetrical window arrangement (e.g., four windows on one floor, six windows on another).

Triangular roof.

East Coast

Ranch

Time period: Post World War II, starting around 1945.

Characteristics:

Small and short, typically one story.

Many windows.

Common in suburban areas nationwide.

Other Styles Mentioned

Saltbox: 1600s to early 1800s, East America.

Cape Cod: 1600s, New England.

  • Simple, rectangular