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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER ONE
A home a lvng used as a permanent or m-rmnnt residence fr an ndvdul, fml, huhld or vrl families n a trb. It ftn a house, rtmnt, or thr building, or ltrntvl a mbl home, hubt, urt or any thr rtbl shelter.
Mt Pulr Hu Styles
Do u knw your favorite house style? To answer tht utn, u'll nd t b wll versed n the mt ulr rhttur tl n Amr. Th hu tl hv md u the lnd f suburbs and t for th last ul hundrd years.
On you know ur tl, u'll b bl t envision ur rft drm hm. You can thr buy n ld hm r build a house in ur fvrt tl frm th ground u. If u wnt a nwl built home tht nrrt a t hu style, lrn about m f th key hrtrt tht make h home stand rt.
C Cod
C d homes r xtrml mmn n suburban mmunt and bm nrngl ulr n th United Stt durng th 1950. The tl w rgnll ntrdud b English ttlr in the lt 17th ntur nd is nmd ftr the coast f Mhutt. Th homes tnd t b a tr and a hlf nd include drmr and a ntrl drw. Th original dgn w inspired b English hlf-tmbrd hu frm ntur rr, but the frame w altered to ut th Nw England lmt.
Victorian
Vtrn architecture rfr t n r f dgn ntd of n f tl. Victorian hm wr bult frm the rl 1800s thrugh the rl 1900 durng th rgn f Qun Vtr. Sn th era gnrll associated wth a rising mddl l nd nrng wlth, th hm tnd t b lrgr and mr lbrt. Vtrn rhttur w nflund b vrl prolific rhtt and vrng cityscapes.
Sm vrtn f a Vtrn-tl home nlud:
o Qun Ann
o Itlnt
o Etlk
o Romanesque Revival
o Gth Rvvl
Clnl
Colonial tl hm dt back t the 17th ntur, nd the homes come n many variations. Each tl was nflund b early Amrn ttlr depending n thr untr of origin, nd the homes usually ftur mmtr nd m t f drmr. More commonly, youll examples f British r Grgn colonial-style hm n a lrg rtn f Amr w under Brth rule early n.
Yu might also fnd these lnl styles:
o Federal Colonial
o Dutch Clnl
o Frnh Clnl
o Spanish Clnl
Crftmn
Th rftmn tl hm came about n th rl 20th century durng th Art and Crft movement. Th hm put a particular fu n mtrl nd mtf that r inspired by nature. Yull commonly fnd nturll tnd wdwrk, gmtr tnd gl, and several bult-n. The lr ltt f craftsman-style hm tends t b earthy n ntur nd nlud hd lk frt green, rut rng, and nturl brwn.
Sm of the common vrtn f the rftmn tl include:
o Mission
o Bunglw
o Stickley
Prairie
This tl of hm was first rftd b an nnvtv turn f th ntur rhtt, Frnk Lld Wright. Hm are nrd b thr rltnh t ntur and ftur lt f hndrftd dtl lk ml wdwrk, tnd gl, nd built-in furntur. Th tl f hm was hvl nflund by the Art nd Crft movement, but t is dtnt from craftsman-style hm. Onl a hndful f original hm exist, but the tl is tll an n xml of architecture tht originated n America.
Ranch
Rnh hm are single-story or lt lvl hu tht started ng up n the Untd Stt durng th frt hlf of th 20th ntur. In th 1930, l bult th hm that were nrd b Snh lnl in th Suthwt. Ltr examples f th hm n sometimes be nfud with mid-Century mdrn hm because th hr m hrtrt. In gnrl, rnh style homes have n floor plans nd nnt t the utd.
Tudr
Tudr tl homes r l rgnzbl and r inspired by historical hm in England. This hm tl bm ulr in th rl 20th ntur n wealthy uburbn mmunt. Youll l find nwr subdivisions ung th style n hm built wthn the last frt r.
Mdtrrnn
Th popular Amrn hm style w nflund b hm n th Mediterranean and became ulr n th Southern Untd States n th rl 1900s. Homes often feature warm tones, stucco exteriors, nd butful rnmntl dtl nrrtd into th tl and woodwork.
Modern
It t nfu mdrn hm wth ntmrr n, but the t w t tll th difference t look t wh bult th hm nd when. Mid ntur mdrn hm wr built rund the 1940 through the 1970. In ntrt, ntmrr hm wrnt bult untl decades later. Mdrn hm r generally mnml n style nd have ml, gmtr ln.
Cntmrr
As u lrnd bv, modern rhttur was bult n th middle f the 20th ntur whereas ntmrr homes r tll being bult today. Cntmrr hm n vary grtl, but they tnd t fu th interior dgn wth the xtrr dgn there a n f flw. Whl th tl n b minimal, edges could b ft and rounded.
Frmhu
A frmhu-tl home a mdrn ntrrttn of a home tht tutd on lnt of rg. Th hm hv bn built fr ntur and tll serve to hl fml lv off the lnd, so t speak. Old frmhu come in vru other design styles, lk Vtrn r Colonial. However, mn frmhu wr bult wth ml dtl n a more vrnulr tl.
Cottage
Mdt ttg-tl hm rgntd in Eur and are part f the vrnulr architecture f several small twn nd vllg. Cottages are defined by their mll z and r uull fd with stone r wd. Mt f th hm are fund n rural mmunt nd hv n ld-wrld hrm.
Cabin
Small lg bn have bn bult b locals for vrl hundred r. Th rmtv tl f buldng rgnll consisted f modest one-room homes in th wd. Nwd, people build modern cabins their rmr rdn n rurl and even uburbn settings fr the aesthetic.
Row Hu
Rwhu, l known as twnhu, r homes that r bult directly next to n another. Th t f house is mmn n t lk Brooklyn and Phldlh, whr lot sizes r tn nd nrrw. These hm wr generally built b a l architect fr wrkng-l fml. Modern-day twnhu wll hv th m -vng qualities but more modern features.
Grk Revival
Greek Rvvl nd thr classical architecture in America is nrd by buldng frm nnt Gr nd Rm. You n find vrl old Greek Rvvl hm nd buldng tht ftur lrg columns, stucco xtrr, nd classical rdr dtl.
T Architectural Styles
Th bult nvrnmnt is a rh nd varied architectural ttr wth vrlng styles and mvmnt tht have often trvld around th wrld, adapting themselves to different lmt, lnd nd ulturl needs. Hr is a rundown f 15 ulr rhtturl tl thrughut history.
