Home Architecture Guide

Formal and elegant, the Federal style home features a symmetrical, usually rectangular shape and two or even three floors.

Featuring four rooms on each floor and typically a large central dormer above the main door, homes with foursquare floor plans are popular in the Arts and Crafts, Prairie and Farmhouse styles of architecture.

With sleek lines and a flat roof without eaves, the Moderne home architectural style became popular during the mid 20th century.

Sometimes adorned with columns, Greek Revival or Classic Colonial style homes are elegant and timeless.

The cape cod is a traditional home style evolved from the English style of house, designed to stand up to the harsh weather of New England and featuring steeply pitched roof lines and exterior window shutters.