HomeMy WebLinkAboutArchitectural Styles - residential guideNational Style, Front & Side Gable1-Story SquareAmerican 4-SquareClassical RevivalColonial RevivalGothic RevivalRomanesqueItalianateSecond EmpireQueen AnneShingleMission RevivalTudorPrairie SchoolCraftsmanArt Deco, ModerneMinimal TraditionalInternationalRanch
National StyleFront GableSide Gable/I houseGable-front and wingPyramidal
One-Story Square/Pyramidal
Folk Victorian
American Four Square
Neoclassical Revival
Colonial RevivalColonial Revivals typically have a rectangular footprint, and may have either a hipped or gabled roof with a medium pitch.The façade is generally symmetrical which gives it formality and balance. Double-hung, multi-paned windows are arranged symmetrically, frequently in pairs.The front door is centered and accentuated with a combination of pediment, pilasters, columns, fanlight, or sidelights.
Gothic Revival
Romanesque
Italianate
Second Empire
Queen Anne
ShingleThe shingled home does not stand on ceremony. It blends into the landscape of wooded lots. Wide, shady porches encourage lazy afternoons in rocking chairs. The roughhewn siding and the rambling shape suggest that the house was thrown together without fuss or fanfare.
Mission Revival
Tudor
Prairie School
Craftsman
Art Deco, Moderne
International
Post-War Residential/Minimal Traditional
Ranch Style
Modern