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Bungalow 1915-1945
Illustration shows a small, low building with a wide wall under the roof.
Some things to look for are:
- large front dormer
- long porch set in under the roof
- overhanging roof edge (eaves) with exposed rafters or rafter-like brackets
- rows of windows
- tapered forms -especially porch posts
Illustration shows an irregularly-shaped building with steep roofs that sweep down over low walls.
Some things to look for are:
- a mix of wall materials such as wooden shingles, brick, cement and exposed framing with plaster (half-timbering)
- small sun porch or sun room on the side
- pointed arches and other Medieval trim (such as finials)
- groups of windows with small panes -both square and diamond-shaped
- high chimneys
Illustration shows a low building with a large roof and simple "colonial" trim.
Some things to look for are:
- gambrel roof
- very large front roof dormer
- and a dormer at the back
- sun room or sun porch at the side
- windows with small panes at the top (6/1) wide wall siding (clapboards or shingles)
- porch with columns and an arch
Illustration shows a small, low building with a large roof and very simple "colonial" trim.
Some things to look for are:
- simple colonial decoration at the doorway
- gable-roofed dormers in the front (sometimes one large dormer)
- large dormer in the back roof slope
- windows with small panes (8/8)
- small sun room or sun porch at the side
- wide shingles or clapboards on the outside wall
Illustration shows a small, low building with a large roof and very simple "colonial" trim.
Some things to look for are:
- front entrance porch with columns and other colonial details such as a low, elliptical arch
- small sun room or sun porch at one side
- small window over the front door
- paired windows with single panes at the bottom, small panes at the top (6/1)
Illustration shows a smooth, sleek gas station with a flat roof, rounded corners and a high tower.
Some things to look for are:
- rounded corners, rounded shapes
- rows of windows with metal dividers
- towers that consist of a series of blocks that step inward
- a minimum of decoration, made of angles and curves and very flat
- use of shiny metals, glass blocks
Most popular 1955-1980
Illustration shows a flat-roofed school building composed of a group of smooth, plain, boxy forms.
Some things to look for are:
- no cornice at the roof and no moldings
- large glass window panes and rows of small windows (ribbon windows) set in metal frames
- overlapping, boxy forms, some of which extend out over the walls, below
- large areas of smooth, concrete walls
- repeated patterns, usually rows of windows
Most popular 1950-1970
Illustration shows a long building with very low walls and roof.
Some things to look for are
- large garage which is built into the house
- large chimney with two broad and two narrow sides
- windows of various sizes -often set close to the roof eaves, including:
- 3part picture windows
- corner windows
- row of small windows (ribbon windows)
- plain entrance, often with glass panes in door
The illustration shows a long building with a low roof, more than one level and simple decoration.
Things to look for are:
- large (two-car) garage built into the house (front or side)
- windows of different sizes and shapes
- large picture windows
- bay windows (usually rounded)
- windows with small panes
- windows close to the ground that give light to basement rooms
- high front steps and doors with fancy panels decoration that is colonial, Medieval, or from the Mansard style
- very narrow window shutters
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Last Updated on Monday, 02 March 2009 14:22 |
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Richardardson Romanesque 1875-1900
The illustration shows a stone building made up of Romanesque Medieval forms and decorated with Medieval trim.
Some things to look for are:
- stonework with rough surfaces and contrasting stone trim
- round arches with wide stone trim
- doorway deep inside an arched entranceway bands of windows set deeply into the wall and separated by stone dividers
Some other things to notice are:
- small towers topped with cone shaped roofs short, stubby columns eyebrow roof dormers
- gargoyles and other monsters in stone carvings
Illustration shows a building with irregular shapes, a complicated roof, different kinds of materials on the walls and many patterns.
Some things to look for are:
- tower with a pointed roof
- bay window with slanted sides underneath a rectangular projection
- fancy wooden shingles in different patterns vergeboards (hanging from the porch roof) that are made of solid pieces of wood
- porch posts with rounded shapes brackets with holes in them
Other things to notice are:
- doors with glass in the upper part
Illustration shows an irregularly shaped building with complex and contrasting forms in the roof and walls, and elaborately ornamented surfaces.
Some things to look for are:
- many porches in many places, on upper as well as lower stories, frequently wrapping around corners and made with "turned" or rounded posts
- use of many materials for pattern and texture -wooden shingles of many shapes in upper stories, clapboards on the 1st floor, exposed framing (halftimbering), decorated chimneys and carved panels
- small panes in many different arrangements in the upper parts of windows
Illustration shows an informal looking, sprawling building with broad sweeping roofs and a minimum of decorative detail.
Some things to look for are:
- walls covered completely with wooden shingles roofs sweeping down over cave-like porch areas
- broad gambrel or gable roofs
- simple, narrow trim at the roof edges (flush eaves)
Other things to notice are:
- stonework with rough surfaces in the first story
- rounded forms: towers, tower roofs, curved window tops (and sometimes sides)
- thick porch posts -shingled or of stone
Illustration shows a symmetrical building with a high hip roof and abundant use of overstated colonial features.
Some things to look for are:
- oversized features -huge dormers, large porches, wide entrances with large fanlight and decorated sidelights
- extensive use of classical details
- railings (balustrades) over porches and along decks
- many columns
- entablature and decoration at cornice
- corner pilasters
Other things to notice are:
- two-story rounded bay windows on either side of the front door
- windows with single panes in the bottom and small panes in the top
- pediments with many shapes, especially in dormers
- Palladian arched windows and oval windows smooth columns in the porch
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Last Updated on Sunday, 11 January 2009 17:58 |
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Greek Revival 1830-1860 Vernacular
Illustration shows a narrow fronted building with simple classical trim applied at the roof eaves and in corners.
Some things to look for are:
- pediment
- entablature at front and side roof eaves
- pilasters at corners
- entrance with a row of glass panes (transom) at the top and long sidelights
- small window panes (6/6)
- entablature and pilasters that frame the doorway
Illustration shows a rectangular, Greek temple like building with a narrow front and simple, classical detail.
Some things to look for are:
- a large porch across the entire front, with a pediment and entablature
- tall fluted columns with no moldings at the bottom entrance with a row of glass panes (transom) at the top and long sidelights
Other things to notice are:
- long first floor windows in the front
- pilasters at the corners with long panels inside
Illustration shows an irregularly shaped building with a complicated roofline and medieval trim.
Some things to look for are:
- very steep front roofs
- pointed arches
- verge boards with lacy, cutout patterns drip moldings over the windows and doors
Other things to notice are:
- board and batten vertical siding
- Gothic trim such as tracery (at the windows) and finials (at the roof)
- windows with diamond panes
- long porches
Illustration shows a narrow fronted building with a boxy form and trim that is sometimes based on classical designs.
Some things to look for are:
- brackets at the roof edge, windows and porch round arched windows
- windows with shelves at the top and tiny brackets at the bottom
Some other things to notice are:
- square posts on a long porch
- pilasters at the corners with long panels inside one story bay window
- round arches in the door
Illustration shows an "L" shaped building with a 3story tower and classically influenced details.
Some things to look for are:
- brackets at the roof edge, windows, tower and porch
- round or segmental arched windows -some in pairs
- windows with drip moldings
Other things to notice are:
- deeply overhanging roof eaves
- other classical features such as corner blocks, railings (balustrades), pediments and keystones in the arches
Illustration shows a boxy building with a Mansard roof and classically influenced trim.
Some things to look for are:
- Mansard roof which can curve in, curve out or be straight sided
Other things to notice are:
- Italianate trim
- brackets at the roof edge, windows and porch round or segmental arched windows -sometimes in pairs
- windows with drip moldings
- windows with shelves at the top and tiny brackets at the bottom
- towers and bay windows
- patterned slate on the roof
- roof dormers that are almost flat and have rounded tops
- a low, metal railing (cresting) along the top of the roof
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Last Updated on Monday, 23 February 2009 17:33 |
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First Period 1625-1720
Illustration shows a plain building built low to the ground, with a very steep, peaked roof.
Some things to look for are:
- large central chimney
- saltbox profile or long, slanting roof at the back overhangs in front and on the side walls
- small windows that are unevenly spaced and have diamond shaped panes
Other things to notice are:
- flat, plain trim and narrow clapboards pendants at the overhangs
- plain door
Illustration shows a plain, boxy building which is symmetrical and has a minimum of classical trim.
Some things to look for are:
- classical trim framing the front door -pediment, entablature and grooved (fluted) pilasters
- house sits close to the ground
- wide side walls
- narrow, almost flat trim along the side edges of the roof (flush eaves)
- windows with many small panes (12/12)windows that fit tightly under front roof eaves windows with small hip roofs over projecting window frames
Other things to notice are:
- large central chimney
- row of glass panes (transom) set directly over the door
Illustration shows a symmetrical cube formed building with a high, hip roof and classical details.
Some things to look for are:
- central doorway framed with classical trim -pediment, entablature and grooved (fluted) pilasters
- tall, fluted pilasters at corners
- decorated cornice at the roof with moldings and other trim
- two, large, squarish chimneys
Other things to notice are:
- pediments on dormers and over the central projecting part of the house front
- railing (balustrade) along the rooftop
Illustration shows a boxy, symmetrical house with very simple classical trim.
Some things to look for are:
- elliptical fanlight that extends over the entire entrance
- sidelights or glass panes which go halfway down the door
- thin chimneys at either end
Other things to notice are:
- low foundation
- narrow side walls
- small window panes (6/6)
Illustration shows a high (3story) cube like building which is symmetrical and has classical trim.
Some things to look for are:
- a very low hip roof hidden by a railing (balustrade) elliptical fanlight that extends over the entire entrance
- sidelights which go halfway down the door
- tall, thin, grooved pilasters and tall, thin, fluted columns at the doorway
Other things to notice are:
- windows topped by flat window caps with slanted ends
- shorter windows on the top floor
- pairs of tall, thin chimneys at either end
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Last Updated on Monday, 02 March 2009 14:24 |
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