House styles

Housing and Interior design

Dutch Colonial

• Introduced by early Dutch settlers. • First houses were built in New York and Delaware,

often of fieldstone or brick but sometimes wood. • Has a gambrel roof that flares outward• Identified by dormers, structures that project

through a sloping roof and contain a window in the second story

• Central entrance, chimney that is not centered and windows with small panes

Dutch colonial

Pennsylvania Dutch Colonial

• First German-American homes built in Pennsylvania.

• Gable roofs and thick, fieldstone walls

Pennsylvania Dutch Colonial

French Manor

• Symmetrical homes with wings on each side and mansard roofs on the main part of the house.

French Manor

French Provincial

• Can be as tall as two and a half stories• Delicate, dignified appearance and is usually

symmetrical. • Windows are a dominant part of the design.

French Provincial

Cape cod

• Small, symmetrical, one-and one half story house with a gable roof.

• Has a central entrance and chimney with several fireplaces

Cape Cod

Saltbox

• Variation of the cape cod• Created by adding a lean-to section to the

back of the house.• The name saltbox comes from the shape of

the boxes that were used at the time to store salt.

• Steep gable roofs and large windows

Saltbox

Garrison

• Has an overhanging second story• Symmetrical design• Steep gable roof• Windows that have small panes of glass

Garrison

Georgian

• Adapted from English architecture• Have simple exterior lines, dignified

appearances, and symmetry• Have either gable or hip roofs with sloping

ends and sides• Tall chimney at each end of the roof.

Georgian

Federal

• Developed following the American revolution• Has a boxlike shape• Two stories high and symmetrical• Roof is flat• Usually have pediments, architectural rooflike

decorations.

Federal

Greek Revival

• Architecture of ancient greek became popular• Two story portico, open space covered with a

roof that is supported by columns added to the main entrance.

• Large and impressive

Greek Revival

Southern colonial

• Large two or three story house frame.• Symmetrical• Two story columns extend across the entire

front• Hip or gable roof style• Dormers, shutters and belvedere; a small

room on the roof of a house used as a lookout are included

Southern Colonial

Victorian

• Became popular following the civil war• Named after queen victoria of england.• Abundance of decorative trim• High porches, steep gable roofs, tall windows,

high ceilings, turret; small tower

Victorian

Modern houses

• Designs that have been developed in the 2oth century.

• Will continue to be used in the future

Bungalow

• One story house with a low pitched roof. Usually made of wood or brick.

• Windows are set high so furniture can be placed beneath them

• Covered porch• Many are now called ranch houses

Bungalow

Split-level

• Has either three or four levels• Built for sloping lots• Levels can be arranged different ways

Split Level

Roofs