HISTORY OF ARCHITECT STYLES

IN HOUSING

Presented by Dr. Vivian G. Baglien

Art Deco Art Deco houses often have these

features:two stories    stucco walls, painted white or light pastelsglass blocks    Steel casement windowssmall round windows   curved corner walls    concrete basement walls

Art Deco Interiors Deco ornamentation consists of low-relief geometrical designs, often with parallel straight lines, zigzags, chevrons, and stylized floral motives

Modern Art Deco

Traditional Art Deco

Bungalows Original design from India Later became popular in California and

style moved uncommonly eastward. Popular in Midwest in from 1910 to

1930’s Can now be found almost anywhere in

US. Many bungalows found in NE Seattle on

15th NE.

Bungalow styles

Seattle, WA.

Auburn, WA

California Ranch Long rectangular-shaped, single-

story or split-level houses Common in the suburbs of the late

1950s and 1960s. Have very low pitched or hipped

roofs, One- or two-car attached garages.

Cape Cod Popular after WWII. Called GI house. 1.5 stories, small pitched roofs Dormer windows in roof line Wide wooden clapboard. Later might be covered with aluminum

siding. Garages detached or attached.

Cape Cod Styles

Elizabethan, Half-Timbered, or Tudor Revival 2-2.5 stories steep gabled roofs half-timbering and stucco small leaded glass windows

French Provincial French windows or shutters High, steep hipped or gable roof. Balanced appearance windows Second story window through the

cornice Can be expensive- Use copper, slate

or brick

French Provincial Examples

Gothic Revival High pointed arched windows, combined

with towers and gabled roofs Lacy bargeboard Large verandas or porches Bay and oriel windows.

New England Style 2 - 2.5 Stories with a gable Symmetrical placement of windows and

doors Classical features: shuttered windows,

columns, cornices.  Plain rectangular shape

Neo-Eclectic Styles Arrived on housing scene in 1980’s High  roofs with complex angles and

shapes (cost 50% more than low-pitched roofs)

Multi stories two or three garages; Away from street for expensive houses Dark earthy colors in paints and stains

rustic look,

Neo-Eclectic Styles Continued Inside vaulted and high ceilings (9 feet) Open floor plan: kitchen, dining, and family

areas together Arts & crafts exterior (brackets under the

eaves, field stones, stucco) and interior (natural wood beams, paneling, rustic elements)

Log cabin style (exterior and interior) reflecting the rustic theme (cost 10-15 percent more)

19th century features: high ceilings, porches, steep gables, especially over windows

Neo-Eclectic Styles

Prairie Houses 2 stories Broad hipped, or gabled roofs Overhanging eaves Casement Windows Enclosed porches Rectangular shape

Queen Anne Houses Steep gabled roofs decorated with half

timbering or wooden relief decorations in the gable ends.  

Large corbelled chimneys Many balconies Vertical stained-glass windows Huge porches numerous Massive cut stone foundations

Queen Anne Houses

Spanish Colonial 1-2 stories Spanish clay tile roofs with low pitch Plain white stucco walls

often with arched openings Wooden beams

Extended Learning Possibility Take a minimum of 8 pictures from area homes that depict the

different styles found in this presentation. Each picture must represent a different housing style or even

combination of styles. Note the city, style(s) and date of photo. Write a descriptive paragraph about each noting the defining

characteristics of that style of housing. Bind in 3 hole binder with cover page or may do a power point. Points possible 2 extended learning's or 50 points. Extended learning forms are available on Dr. Baglien’s Web

site under extended learning's- documents. Extended learning's are due for extra credit points on June 8th.

ReferencesMouser, J. (2007) American architectural housing styles an internet hotlist on housing styles as

retrieved May 11, 2011 from http://www.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w367/styles/index.htm#A

Howe, J. (2000) A digital archive of American architecture as retrieved May 11, 2011 from http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/

Vogeler, I., (1997) Architectural styles as retrieved May 11, 2011 from http://www.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w367/styles/styles.htm