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Historic American Architectural Housing Styles on the Old House Web

 

Explore the exciting world of old house remodeling and restoration with the Old House Web home improvement site. The Old House Web is your source for everything old house-related, including interior and exterior design, how-to tutorials, yard and garden ideas, and product reviews.

 

In their housing styles section, they present early homes ranging from 17th century vernacular homes through popular early 20th century housing styles.

 

Housing Styles: Saltbox 1650-1830
Practical style defined by sloping gable roof

 

Vernacular Farmhouse 1700-1910
Simple and functional, this house often has a characteristic "L" or "T" shape

 

Stately Brick, Symmetrical Lines Define Georgian Colonial Style
In the 18th Century the Georgian style of architecture played a dominant role in Great Britain,

and later the American colonies.

 

Greek Revival, 1820-1850
Style celebrating the birth of Democracy sweeps the nation

 

The Carpenter Gothic, 1840-1870
The advent of power saws and balloon framing spawned colorful cottages.

 

Cracker Farmhouses: 1840 - 1920
Practical style makes a comfortable comeback in 21st century

 

Octagon House: 1850-1860
Eight-sided architectural style enjoyed brief popularity

 

Housing Styles: Italianate, 1850-1890
Brackets and wide cornices distinguish these Victorian homes

 

False Front 1860-1905
Giving buildings an illusion of grandeur

 

Housing Styles: Queen Anne 1880-1910 (Part 1)  (Part 2)  (Part 3)
Elaborate Victorians captured imaginations, hearts of Americans
 

Victorian Shingle Style Houses, 1880-1900
Queen Anne Victorians take a Summer Retreat

 

The American Foursquare, 1890-1930s
American as apple pie -- and just as popular

 

The Prairie Style house, 1900-1920
Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural revolution

 

Housing Styles: The Bungalow
The house of the common man becomes an American classic.

 

 

 

 
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