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
Pennsylvania Dutch Colonial
• First German-American homes built in Pennsylvania.
• Gable roofs and thick, fieldstone walls
French Manor
• Symmetrical homes with wings on each side and mansard roofs on the main part of the house.
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.
Cape cod
• Small, symmetrical, one-and one half story house with a gable roof.
• Has a central entrance and chimney with several fireplaces
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
Garrison
• Has an overhanging second story• Symmetrical design• Steep gable roof• Windows that have small panes of glass
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.
Federal
• Developed following the American revolution• Has a boxlike shape• Two stories high and symmetrical• Roof is flat• Usually have pediments, architectural rooflike
decorations.
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
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
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
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
Split-level
• Has either three or four levels• Built for sloping lots• Levels can be arranged different ways