Housing Test #2

Review

Housing built into caves and cliffs in the American Southwest

Pueblo

A House with a high steep hip roof, towers, grillwork and large windows

French

Plaster applied to the exterior of a home

Stucco

Clay formed into sundried bricks

Adobe

Another name for the Tudor style

English Half Timber

This style of home was originally built for hillside lots.

Split Level

Trees that lose their leaves in the winter are called….

Deciduous

The log cabin style house originated in what region?

Scandinavian

Characteristics of this home include: a bottom of brick or stone and a top with cross timbers

English Half Timber

Bundles of straw used for roofing

Thatch

A door that opens separately on top and bottom

Dutch door

A small symmetrical house with 1 ½ stories, a central chimney and covered with clapboards…

Cape Cod

The 1st part of a cape cod is called the half house and the addition was the called the….

Ell

This house has a long sweeping roof that extends over the porch

Dutch

This home is one story and was originally built for warm climates and has an open floor plan

Ranch

This style of home would have courtyards, balconies, and porches because it was hot

Spanish

A flat roof with geometric forms and the use of glass are characteristic of this style…

International

Why did the Spanish style home include Indian influence?

Because they were once Trading Partners

You will see a lot of this style of home in north central Springfield because they were built when the railroad came…

Craftsman

Frank Lloyd Wright is a major architect of this style of design

Prairie

In energy efficient homes such as solar and earth sheltered, the trees should be on which side of the house?

South

List the housing styles considered “Energy Efficient”

Solar

Earth Sheltered

Geodesic Dome

This style of house had formal (symmetrical) balance, made of brick and has a chimney at each end

Georgian

A style with irregular steep roof with many gables, wrap around porches and railings

Queen Anne Victorian

Which American president had an interest in classic revival style buildings

Thomas Jefferson

Why was a gambrel roof added to a cape cod?

To increase the space

This house began as a two story house, then later an addition was added to the bottom and a single roof was extended to cover both

Salt Box

The salt box home was named after what item?

Kitchen Salt Box

This house was built for large families and is made of stone

German

After the revolutionary war, houses had increased elements of Greek and roman design such as columns, flat roofs, and domes

Classic Revival

Identify the materials that were termed “Green Design”

(for the test, know 2)

Earth Walls: Rammed Earth or Cob

Adobe

Earth Bag Walls

Straw Bale Walls

The famous Missouri home that showed Italianate and Mansard Victorian influence

The MO Governors Mansion

Notice the Steep Roof Tower

Large Windows

• French

Formal Balance2 Story

Brick2 Chimney

• Georgian– If you notice the Portico: Classic Revival

Irregular RoofWrap Around Porch

RailingsDecorative Trim

Tower• Queen Anne Victorian