The first true A-frame house was built in 1957. Since then, it has become a popular style for cottages, particularly in cold regions with a lot of snow.
The distinctive roof with its steep slope make it well suited for snowy climates. However, the roof shape makes the interior fairly small, so the style isn’t well [...]
Bungalow style architecture has many offshoots. This style developed in the early 20th century and was heavily influenced by the architecture found in Indian summer homes.
The Bungalow is defined as a small home, one and a half stories tall, with an affordable and efficient floor plan. Design wise, it can be influenced by almost any [...]
The Tudor Revival style of architecture is quaint and unique in the mixed use of decorative half timbers on the exterior siding.Tudor Revival homes first gained popularity in the late 1800s and are still commonly built today.
Because it integrates many medieval elements, the style is sometimes called Medieval Revival. It’s also sometimes called Tudorbethan or [...]
Shingle Style homes were popular from the late 1800s into the early 1900s.
These homes were much more streamlined than the popular Victorians of that period.
Shingle Style borrows elements from a variety of architectural styles, including Queen Anne Victorian, Colonial Revival, Tudor, Gothic, and Stick.
Shingle Style homes integrate these elements into an informal and casual house [...]
Starting in the mid 1800s and continuing into the early 1900s, a fascination with Renaissance style spurred Renaissance Revival architecture in North America.
This style borrows heavily from the architecture found in Renaissance French and Italian homes and is sometimes called Neo-Renaissance.
Renaissance Revival homes became increasingly ornate: homes built after 1900 were particularly elaborate.
These structures are [...]
Pueblo Revival homes are a seamless mix of Contemporary design and the original Pueblo homes built in the Southwest.
Since they’re usually built with adobe, they’re sometimes called Adobe homes. Pueblo Revival homes incorporate elements of native architectures of American southwest pueblos such as the famous Taos Pueblo, as well as features brought to the US [...]
Contemporary homes first gained popularity in the mid to late 1900s and have become increasingly common since then.
This architectural category includes a lot of different house shapes and styles. Some Contemporary homes have Postmodern influences and others have Neoeclectic elements.
Tall windows and sleek lines characterize the comtemporary style of home architecture.The key to identifying a [...]
Ranch Style homes go by many names, including American Ranch, Western Ranch, and California Rambler.
These homes first gained popularity in the mid 1900s. Ranch Style is a direct descendant of the Prairie Box home design.
Post war suburban sprawl increased dramatically with inexpensive, one story ranch homes being developed widely in the western United States.As with [...]
Italianate style was inspired by the Italian villa and became popular in the United States during the late 1800s.
The style first gained popularity in England, and American soon followed suit with an Americanized version.
Italianate homes were the most common new architectural style in Victorian America.
They are cost effective without sacrificing attractiveness and adaptable to a [...]
Arts and Crafts homes, also called Craftsman homes, were popular in the early 1900s, particularly in California.
Arts and Crafts homes stress the use of handcrafts and natural materials for a scaled down, comfortable look.
The style is also heavily influenced by Chinese and Japanese architecture.
One of the most popular Arts and Crafts home styles is the [...]
Most Gothic Revival homes in the United States were built in the mid to late 1800s in rural areas.
The style is based on popular European home designs of that period.
It’s also heavily influenced by designs seen in medieval churches and cathedrals.
The most famous example of Gothic Revival architecture is Lyndhurst, an estate in New York.
Gothic [...]
Georgian Colonials were popular for about a decade, starting in the late 1700s.
The style is based on the Georgian homes that were popular in England at the time.
However, the Americanized Georgian Colonial is a little less ornate than the English Colonial.
It’s also influenced by classic architectural styles such as Greek and Roman architecture.
Georgian Colonial homes [...]
Prairie or Prairie School homes, which were heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
This home style was the first to regularly use open floor plans, Wright felt that Victorian homes, with their small rooms, were too cramped.
The style also has Japanese influences.
Usonian houses are very similar to [...]
Queen Anne home design, which is one of many offshoots of Victorian style, was most popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The advent of mass-production allowed for creation of fancy trims and woodwork at a reasonable price.
Queen Annes are multi-story, sometimes rising as large as two, three, or even four stories tall.
They’re usually irregular [...]
