Historic Architectural Styles

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Dutch Colonial 

• Steep Pitched Gable Roof
• Gambrel Roof
• Flared Eaves
• Dutch Cross Bond

Colonial Revival 

•  Georgian, Federal, Roman Classicism
• Symmetrical façade with accentuated front door
• Decorative pediment over entry porch
• Doors have fanlights or sidelights
• Windows frequently paired
• Roof: Gabled, hipped or gambrel

Spanish Colonial 

• Stuccoed Walls
• Red Tile Roof
• Curved Gable
• Arched Windows

Stick Victorian

• Stickwork trusses
• Roof: Cross gabled, steeply pitched
• Diagonal or curving porch braces
• Varied pattern wooden wall cladding
• Wide overhanging eaves, Exposed Rafters , Embellished Trusses & braces

Queen Anne Victorian – More About Victorian

• AKA Gingerbread House
• Asymmetrical façade
• Textured shingles
• Bay windows
• Turrets
• Partial or Full-Width asymmetrical porch along one or both side walls
• Roof: Steeply pitched, irregular and mixed shapes with predominant front gable
• Spindlework, Gingerbread or Eastlake detailing

 Folk Victorian

• Basic house with simple form
• Roof: Front, Side or Winged Gabled, Pyramidal
• Flat or Jigsaw cut trim detailing

Craftsman, Arts & Crafts or Bungalow

• Roof: Front, cross, side, or hipped gabled roofs with low-moderate pitch
• Wide unenclosed eaves , usually with exposed rafter tails & decorative braces
• Wood weatherboards or shake, stone, brick
• Porch: Full or Partial width, square support columns with bases extending to the ground
• Craftsman doors and windows are similar to those used in vernacular Prairie houses.

Minimalist Traditional

• Simple traditional form with very little decorative detailing
• Roof: Low to intermediate pitch, Front or side gables
• Shallow eaves or no overhang
• Mixed wall cladding

American Four Square

• Simple square or rectangular plan, symmetrical façade
• Principle 2 story mass with subordinate porches or carports
• Roof: Low pitch hip with wide eaves
• Large central dormer

Prairie

Tudor

• Façade dominated by one or more prominent cross gable
• Decorative half-timbering or masonry
• Massive chimney commonly with decorative chimney pots
• Roof: steeply pitched, cross gables
• Tall narrow or various shaped windows in multiple groups

Storybook

Cape Cod

Gothic Revival 1860-1890

•   Steeply pitched roof with steep cross gable
• Walls extend into gables with no break
• Decorated Vergeboards
• Gothic, pointed arch windows extending into gable
• Full width porch with flattened pointed arch supports

Shingle

National Style