Types Of Houses Flashcards
Urban or rural Steep pitched roof One story Tall, narrow doors & windows Porches Louisiana Elevated
French Colonial
Little or no roof overhang
Saltbox
Small casement window
New England and East Coast area
Post-medieval English
Low pitched roof or parapet walls
Stucco over adobe
Multiple exterior doors
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
Spanish colonial
Side gable
Paneled door with decorative crown
Dentil cornice
East coast
Georgian
Front Porch
Forward facing gable
Square or round prominent columns
Mainly East of Mississippi
Greek revival
Decorative fascia One story entry Cross gable Steep pitch roof Finials Battlements Gingerbread house Scattered around the country
Gothic revival
Tower or cupola
Two or three story
Low pitched roof
Paired brackets
Elaborate window crowns in an inverted u-shape
Tall narrow windows
Found in Midwest, some Eastern Seaboard, and San Francisco
Italianate
Mansard roof
Molded cornices
Decorative bracketry at Eaves
Northeastern and Midwestern US
Second Empire
Irregular steep pitched roofline Extensive porches Continuous shingle wall cladding Multi-level Eaves Asymmetrical Curved wall surfaces Coastal New England
Shingle
Asymmetrical partial or full porch Steep roof Textured shingles Elaborate coloring “Painted lady” Gable ornament Roof cresting Patterned masonry Palladian window “God’s eye” window Eastern, Midwestern, southern, and pacific southwest
Queen Anne
Asymmetrical Towers with Conical roof Heavy masonry walls with rough face Round-topped arches over windows Used often in Texas as county courthouses New England
Richardsonian Romanesque
Simple farm houses
Folk Victorian
Accented front door Multi-pane windows Paired windows Symmetry Found throughout US
Colonial Revival
Dominant full-height porch (usually curved)
Classical columns
Symmetrical
Found throughout US
Neoclassical
Massive chimneys Cross gable with prominent front gable Waddle and daub simulation Curved roof end at front gable False thatched roof Asymmetrical Found throughout US
Tudor
Shaped dormers/parapet Red tile roof Wide overhang Large square pier columns support porch Stucco/ brick Arcade (series of arches) Bell tower Southwest US
Mission
Low pitched roof L-shape common Elaborate doorway Barrel tile roof Spiral columns California, Arizona, Texas, Florida
Spanish Eclectic
Flat roof with parapet wall Vigas Stucco Earth colored Arizona, New Mexico
Pueblo revival
Frank Lloyd Wright Low pitch roof Super wide overhang Large square columns Ribbon windows Horizontal appearance Primarily Midwest
Prairie
Antonio Gaudi Imitation of nature Masonry exterior Fluid, organic design Rare Scattered
Art nouveau
Low pitched gables Columns or column and base to ground Gabled or shed dormers Stick work in gables and porches Exposed rafters Throughout US
Craftsman/bungalow
Frank Lloyd Wright Created to control construction costs (no attic, no basement, minimal ornamentation, brick, and natural material) One story on slab (radiant floor system) Kitchens incorporated into living area Carports instead of garages Scattered around US
Usonian
Mass produced
Early versions were “style-less” (1950-1970)
Later versions were more patriotic (1970s)
Found everywhere
New Age
Sub-style: Art deco Flat roof Stucco exterior Horizontal grooves Asymmetrical Towers and Projections Glass Block
Modernistic
