Architecture

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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 [...]

Ornate and elaborate front entry is typical of colonial revival home architecture.
Colonial Revival homes gained popularity in the late 1800s and remained popular through the mid 1900s.
Colonial Revival architecture was heavily influenced by earlier Georgian Colonials and Federal style homes.
This style is distinguished from the original Georgian Colonials by the elaborate front door, clustering of [...]

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 [...]

Inspired by the great Villas of Italy, in America the Italianate home architecture style has been a popularly used home design theme for more than a century.

The arts and crafts style of home architecture evolved in California during the early to mid 20th century and is heavily influenced by Asian design aesthetics.