Housing Styles

Housing Styles Native American Styles

Tepees were made from animal hides, and were highly portable and used by nomadic tribes.

Non-nomadic tribes used locally available materials to construct their homes.

Housing StylesEarly American Settlers

Sod homes needed regular maintenance to survive the prairie's harsh climate.

Early settlers used locally available materials as well, such as sod or river rock. Both provided thick walls that kept houses warm in winter and cool in summer.

Stone houses were sturdy and warm, but required specialized tools to build.

Housing StylesSeventeenth Century

Dormer windows extend out from the roof line.

Housing StylesSeventeenth Century

1 ½ story house with wood shingles and clapboard siding. Popular again from 1920-1940

Called a saltbox because its shape resembled the sheds used to store salt.

Garrison houses have a second floor that extends out over the first floor.

The thatched roof is made from dry vegetation like straw or rushes.

Housing StylesSeventeenth Century

Housing StylesEighteenth Century

Georgian style houses are symmetrical, with 5 windows across the front, and shutters on the windows.

Housing StylesNineteenth Century

Housing StylesVictorian Period

Queen Anne houses often have gingerbread decoration, large front porches, and turrets.

Common in the New England colonies.

Housing StylesTwentieth Century

Bungalows have large front porches, and often have dormer windows.

Wright’s homes blend into the landscape.

International style houses have bold, clean lines and angles.

Housing StylesCurrent Ranch style houses were

the first to have small porches, attached garages, and patios in back.

Contemporary style may also be called Neo-Eclectic. It borrows from many other styles.

Housing StylesCurrent