Architectural Styles

By: Stephen Sabin

Georgian Style

• 1-2 story box

• Symmetrical

• Door is centered in the middle of the house

Saltbox Style

• Long Pitched roof that slopes down to the back

• Flat long central Chimney in the Middle

• Low rear roof line

Garrison Style

• Normally 2 stories with the 2nd story overhanging the front

• Exterior Chimney at the End

• Medium Pitched Roof

• Rectangular

Cape Cod Style

• Typically a story and a half high

• Large central Chimney

• Symmetrically Designed

• Low broad framed building

Greek Revival Style

• Pedimented Gable • Symmetrical Shape • Heavy cornice • Bold Simple Moldings• Narrow windows

around front door

Southern Colonial Style

• Large 2-3 story American house

• Characteristic Colonnade across the front

• Roof extends over the Colonnade

English Style

• Large 2 story houses

• Many windows

• Massive Chimneys are often used

• Steeply pitched roof

Dutch Colonial Style

• Characterized by Gambrel roofs with curved eaves along the house

• 1.5 to 2 stories

• Gable end chimneys

• Porch under overhanging eaves

French Colonial Style

• Utilized Heavy timber frame of logs

• Raised basement

• Full length Porch

• Steep hipped roofs or side gabled roof

French Normandy Style

• Distinguished round stone tower topped by a conical roof.

• Tower is in the center

• High ridgelines

French Plantation Style

• Wide porches

• Thin wooden Columns

• No interior hallways

• French doors

• Living quarters raised above ground level

Spanish Colonial

• Rectangular, courtyard or L-plan

• Horizontal Massing

• Predominantly one story

• Asymmetrical shapes with cross gables and side wings

Farmhouse Style

• Rural Location

• Functional Porches

• Formal and informal spaces

• Dormer windows

Ranch Style

• Single Story

• Long low flat roofline

• Simple open floor plans

• Attached garage

• Asymmetrical L-shaped, Rectangular of U-shaped design

Victorian and Queen Anne Styles

• Steep Roof

• Complicated Symmetrical shape

• Front facing gable

• Round or Square towers

• Bay windows

Contemporary/Modern styles

• Futuristic Styles

• Unique and abstract

• Open floor plan

• Irregular shape

• Harmony with surrounding landscape