19th Century Housing

Mrs. Wagner

Fashion/Interior Design

2 Periods 1. Romantic Revival Period – 1820-1880 2. Victorian Period – 1860-1900 Industrial Revolution

- Factories – more workers – more immigrants- Railroads – shipping- Construction Industry – mass produce – home prices decrease- Tennement Housing

• Large population became wealthy – traveled – Europe – brought back styles

• Begin to see varied types of housing

Romantic Revival Period

Greek Revival Style – 1825 – 1860 Characteristics

- 2 Story rectangular house – Southern Plantation Style- Symmetrical Windows- Gable roof with wide trim at cornice- Pilasters on the corners or across the whole front- Elaborate entrance – door surrounded by small windows with added wood or stone framework- Columns supporting a small or large porch – Greek most common – across entire front

Gothic Revival Style

1840-1880CharacteristicsPointed ArchesCircular windows with ornamental carved

stoneMost built of woodGingerbread – a lacy, looking, cutout

wood trimming that decorated the high-peaked gothic gables

Italianate Style

1840-1885Characteristics:2 stories and squareWide overhanging hip roofs with

decorative brackets or supports a the cornices

Long narrow windows were arched and crowned with an inverted U shaped structure

Victorian Period ( 1860-1900)

Named after Queen Victoria – England – Very elaborate styles

1. Mansard Style ( 1860 – 1880) Characteristics: Mansard Roof – 2 slopes on all sides – lower

slope being steep and higher slope almost flat Decorated Cornices French Windows – long narrow windows that

open in the middle Dormer Windows

Queen Anne Style

1870-1890 Characteristics: Irregular steep roof with ornamental gable Overlapping decorative shingles for siding Wraparound porches with railings and columns Turret – Circular tower that extends the entire

height of the house Decorative woodwork – spindle work, brackets Bright colors