Cape Cod Style1675 - 1950

Cape Cod houses had many of these features:

• Steep roof (8"-12" pitch) with side gables- Keeps weather out- Allows attic as living space

• Small roof overhang • 1 or 1½ stories • Made of wood and covered in wide clapboard or

shingles- Winter: Wood swells against wind- Summer: Wood shrinks, allowing air to circulate

• Large central chimney linked to fireplace in each room

• Symmetrical appearance with door in center • Dormers for space, light, and ventilation • Multi-paned, double-hung windows • Shutters • Formal, center-hall floor plan • Hardwood floors • Little exterior ornamentation

Georgian Colonial1690s - 1830

Georgian Colonial homes usually have these features:

• Square, symmetrical shape

• Paneled front door at center

• Decorative crown over front door

• Flattened columns on each side of door

• Five windows across front • Paired chimneys • Medium pitched roof • Minimal roof overhang

Greek Revival1825 - 1890

Greek Revival houses usually have these

features : •   Pedimented gable •   Symmetrical shape •   Heavy cornice •   Wide, plain frieze •   Bold, simple moldings Many Greek Revival houses

also have these features: •   Entry porch with columns •   Decorative pilasters •   Narrow windows around

front door

Medieval traditions mingled with modern methods to create

these whimsical Victorian homes, built between 1840 and

1880.

Gothic Revival

Gothic Revival Features :

• Steeply pitched roof • Pointed windows with decorative

tracery • Grouped chimneys • Pinnacles • Battlements and shaped parapets • Leaded glass • Quatrefoil and clover shaped

windows • Oriel windows • Asymmetrical floor plan • Verandah

Italianate

• Low-pitched or flat roof • Wide, overhanging eaves • Decorative paired brackets and

cornices • Square cupola • Wood frame • Arcade porch topped with balustraded

balconies • Rectangular massing of house • Elaborately decoration • Balanced, symmetrical façade • Emphasis on vertical proportions: 2 to

4 stories • Tall, narrow, double-paned windows

with hood moldings • Side bay window • Heavily molded double doors • Roman or segmented arches above

windows and doors

Italianate houses have many of these features:

1965 - present: Postmodern (Pomo)

Postmodern houses have many of these features:

• Sense of "anything goes": Forms filled with humor, irony, ambiguity, contradiction

• Juxtaposition of styles: Blend of traditional, contemporary, and newly-invented forms

• Exaggerated or abstract traditional detailing

• Materials or decorations drawn from far away sources

1905-1930: Arts and Crafts (Craftsman)

Arts and Crafts, or Craftsman, houses have many of these

features:• Wood, stone, or stucco siding • Low-pitched roof • Wide eaves with triangular brackets • Exposed roof rafters • Porch with thick square or round

columns • Stone porch supports • Exterior chimney made with stone • Open floor plans; few hallways • Numerous windows • Some windows with stained or leaded

glass • Beamed ceilings • Dark wood wainscoting and moldings • Built-in cabinets, shelves, and seating

1880 - 1910: Queen Anne

Queen Anne houses have many of these features:

• Steep roof • Complicated, asymmetrical shape • Front-facing gable • One-story porch that extends across one or two

sides of the house • Round or square towers • Wall surfaces textured with decorative shingles,

patterned masonry, or half-timbering • Ornamental spindles and brackets • Bay windows

1890 - Present: Tudor Revival

Tudor style homes have many of these features:

• Decorative half-timbering

• Steeply pitched roof

• Prominent cross gables

• Tall, narrow windows

• Small window panes

• Massive chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney pots