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House styles

House styles. Housing and Interior design. Dutch Colonial. Introduced by early D utch 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

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House styles

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  1. House styles Housing and Interior design

  2. 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

  3. Dutch colonial

  4. Pennsylvania Dutch Colonial • First German-American homes built in Pennsylvania. • Gable roofs and thick, fieldstone walls

  5. Pennsylvania Dutch Colonial

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

  7. French Manor

  8. 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.

  9. French Provincial

  10. Cape cod • Small, symmetrical, one-and one half story house with a gable roof. • Has a central entrance and chimney with several fireplaces

  11. Cape Cod

  12. 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

  13. Saltbox

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

  15. Garrison

  16. 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.

  17. Georgian

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

  19. Federal

  20. 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

  21. Greek Revival

  22. 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

  23. Southern Colonial

  24. 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

  25. Victorian

  26. Modern houses • Designs that have been developed in the 2oth century. • Will continue to be used in the future

  27. 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

  28. Bungalow

  29. Split-level • Has either three or four levels • Built for sloping lots • Levels can be arranged different ways

  30. Split Level

  31. Roofs

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