Many Forms of Homes

Architecture

Cape Cod Home

With roots dating back to 1675, Cape Cod was a popular style for homes built in the 1930’s. Typically one story, sometimes 1-1/2 stories, the Cape Cod style features a steep roof-line, wood siding, multi-pane windows, and hardwood floors.

The tudor home

The name of this style suggests a close connection to the architectural characteristics of the early 16th-century Tudor dynasty in England. But the Tudor houses we see today are modern-day re-inventions that are loosely based on a variety of late Medieval English prototypes. Common features of Tudor style homes include a steeply pitched roof, prominent cross gables, decorative half-timbering, and tall, narrow windows with small windowpanes.

The Colonial Style

The Colonial style, dating back to 1876, is one of the most popular home styles in the United States. Colonial-style homes usually have two or three stories, fireplaces, and brick or wood facades. Colonials are easy to add on to at the side or the back. A brick facade may be difficult to match, but a builder or designer can help you find complementary siding materials.

Craftsman bungalow

The Craftsman bungalow (also known as Arts and Crafts) was a popular house style between 1905 and the 1930’s, and it's making a comeback today. If you're wondering what is a craftsman house, step inside. A distinguishing feature of the style is the large amount of interior woodwork, such as built-in shelving and seating. As for the exterior, Craftsman-style homes often have low-pitched roofs with wide eave overhangs, exposed roof rafters, decorative beams or braces under gables, and porches framed by tapered square columns.

Victorian home

There are several styles of houses—such as the Queen Anne—that fall within the Victorian Era, which lasted from about 1860 to 1900. Homes of the Victorian Era were romantic, distinctive, and abundant with detail, from the fabrics and patterns to the colors and textures. Contemporary Victorian house design retains the traditional characteristics but uses more modern fabrics and colors. Traditional and contemporary can be combined nicely in these houses.

Contemporary Homes

Referring specifically to architect-designed homes built from about 1950 to 1970, the term "contemporary" has come to describe a wide range of houses built in recent decades that concentrate on simple forms and geometric lines. The International style paved the way for contemporary style homes, which reflect the experimentation and dynamism of the postwar Modern period in which many Modernist ideas were integrated into the American aesthetic.

Many contemporary homes feature lots of glass, open floor plans, and inventive designs. Void of elaborate ornamentation and unnecessary detail, drama on the flat face exteriors of contemporary styles often comes from a dynamic mix of contrasting materials and textures, exposed roof beams, and flat or low-pitched roofs.