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14 Cards in this Set
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American Colonial House Styles
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1600s - 1800
When North America was colonized, settlers brought building traditions from many different countries. Architecture from America's colonial period continues to influence the houses we build today. New England Colonial House Style Colonial Cape Cod House Style Spanish Colonial House Style German Colonial House Style Dutch Colonial House Style Georgian Colonial House Style French Colonial House Style |
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Classical House Syles
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1780 - 1860
During the founding of the United States, many people felt that ancient Greece expressed the ideals of democracy. Architecture reflected classical ideals of order and symmetry. Federal and Adam House Style Greek Revival House Style Tidewater House Style Antebellum Architecture |
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Victorian House Styles
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1840 - 1900
Mass-production and factory-made building parts made large, elaborate houses more affordable. A variety of Victorian styles emerged, each with its own distinctive features. Gothic Revival House Style Italianate House Style Second Empire or Mansard House Style Victorian Stick House Style Folk Victorian House Style Shingle House Style Richardson Romanesque House Style Queen Anne House Style Eastlake House Style |
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Guilded Age House Styles
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1880-1929
The rise of Industrialism brought the period we know as the Gilded Age. Business leaders amassed enormous wealth and built palatial, elaborate homes. Beaux Arts Style Renaissance Revival House Style Richardson Romanesque House Style Queen Anne House Style Tudor Revival House Style Neo-Classical House Style |
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Frank Lloyd Wright House Styles
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1901-1955
Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized the American home when he began to design houses with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces. Prairie Style Usonian Style Hemicycle Design Organic Design |
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20th Century House Styles
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1905-1945
In the early 1900s, builders sloffed off the elaborate Victorian styles. Homes for the new century were compact, economical, and informal. Arts & Crafts (Craftsman) Bungalow Styles Cotswold Cottage Spanish Mission House Style American Foursquare House Style Colonial Revival House Style |
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Post-War House Styles
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1945-1980
Soldiers returning from World War II brought an enormous need for housing. Real estate developers purchased large tracts of land and constructed homes with an eye on simplicity and affordability. Ranch Style Raised Ranch Style Split-Level Ranch Style Cape Cod Revival House Style Lustron Houses Eichler Houses |
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Modern House Styles
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1930-present
Modernist houses broke away from conventional forms, while postmodernist houses combined traditional forms in unexpected ways. Art Moderne House Style Bauhaus Style International Style Contemporary House Style A-Frame Style Postmodern House Style |
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Neo House Styles
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1965-present
Neo means new. Many new homes borrow details from historic styles and combine them with modern features. Neoeclectic House Style Neocolonial House Style Neo-Mediterranean House Style Neo-Victorian House Style McMansion |
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Spanish and Meditteranean House Styles
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1600s - present
Spanish settlers in Florida and the American Southwest brought a rich heritage of architectural traditions and combined them with ideas borrowed from Hopi and Pueblo Indians. Modern day "Spanish" style homes tend to be Mediterranean in flavor, incorporating details Italy, Portugal, Africa, Greece, and other countries. Spanish Colonial House Style Spanish Colonial Revival (Spanish Eclectic) House Style Pueblo Revival House Style Mission House Style Neo-Mediterranean House Style |
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French House Styles
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1700s - present
Spanish, African, Native American, and other heritages combined to create a unique blend of housing styles in America's French colonies. Two hundred years later, soldiers returning from World War I brought a keen interest in French housing styles. French Colonial House Style Tidewater House Style French Creole Cottages French Normandy House Style French Provincial House Style French Eclectic House Style |
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Earth House Styles
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Prehistoric - present
Architects and engineers are taking an new look at man's earliest building material: practical, affordable, energy-efficient earth. Adobe Houses Rammed Earth Houses Cob Houses Compressed Earth Block Houses Straw Bale Houses Earth Sheltered Houses |
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Prefab House Styles
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1906 - Present
Factory-made modular and prefabricated houses have been popular since the early 1900s when Sears, Aladdin, and other mail order companies shipped house kits to far corners of the United States. Today, "prefabs" are gaining new respect as architects experiment with bold new forms. Sears Catalog Houses Lustron Homes Log Homes Katrina Cottages Manufactured Houses Modular Houses |
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Dome House Styles
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1954 - Present
The idea of constructing dome-shaped structures dates back to prehistoric times, but the 20th century brought exciting new approaches to dome design. Geodesic Domes Monolithic Domes |
