Housing Styles

Tudor

This Tudor revival house features wood trim to suggest half timbers, a double gable front, and a decorative chimney. The front door wall is stone, the half timbered front  is brick, and the rest of the facade stucco. 1920's, has a steep roof.

Neo-Classical Greek Revival

The Greek revival has pillars that form a classical Portico.  The facade is symmetrical. It is very formal looking 

Queen Anne has many gables, a turret, large porch, decorative shingles, and elaborate wood decoration.

Queen Anne

A Bungalow you can find a front shed dormer, full width porch, and exposed roof rafters. Usually has natural colors, with a low roof.

Bungalow

Ranch attached garage often dominates the design. Private patio. 

Ranch (Split level)

The Prairie has wide overhangs, a hipped roof, and bands of casement windows. Horizontal lines, hidden front door, and stained glass windows.

Prairie

Colonial Revival - Georgian, demonstrates a symmetrical facade, spoiled only by the attached garage. the front door surrounded with its suggested pillars. The front door features side lights. this style lacks a central chimney. It is formal and simple

Colonial revival (Georgian) 

International School floats on pillars and is  and exercise in geometrical lines and space. Made of glass concrete and steel.

International  School

Colonial revival - Cape Code- has a large central chimney, gabled dormers, and shingled facade. the front door uses wood trim to hint at classical pillars. has a classical doorway, it is smaller and has a detached garage. 

Colonial revival - Cape Code

Colonial revival- Dutch has a Gambrel roof with front shed dormer. Barn type roof, arched entries

Colonial revival - Dutch

Neo-Eclectic - (post modern) This contemporary house features a Palladian window motif, decorative front gables suggestive of a Queen Anne style, and a front porch. 

Neo-Eclectic - (post modern)