6.01 ID 2

Georgian

2-3 story home that is symmetrical and very formal with a front door that is greatly emphasized by pilasters and pediment

Earthship

a design in which 90% of the home is on the ground, greenhouse in front of it

A-Frame

a design in which the gabled roof continues to ground level on two sides

Geodesic Dome

a hemispherical thin-shell structure triangular elements of the dome are structurally rigid and able to withstand very heavy loads for their size

Mansard Roof

a roof that has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down, at the top of the roof is a straight sided cross section,they usually have dormers or windows that project from the roof

Flat Roof

a roof that is flat almost leveled out compared to roofs with slopes the slope of a flat roof is 10 degrees

Ell/Lean To

a single-sided sloped roof with the upper edge abutting another exterior object like trees or the other wall to the building

Split Level

a three leveled living space that are connected by short flights of stairs and the main feature of this style is that the entry is separated from the rest of the house

Dormer

a window that projects vertically from a sloping roof

Hip Roof

all sides of the roof are sloped downward at a consistent angle

Pilaster

an upright architectural member that is rectangular in plan and is structurally a pier but architecturally treated as a column, found indoor or outdoor

Micro/Tiny Homes

architectural and social movement that advocates living simply in small homes

Half Timber

constructed of timber frames and the spaces between the structural members are filled with such materials as brick or plaster

Gingerbread

elaborate, gaudy, or superfluous architectural ornamentation: a series of gables embellished with gingerbread. adjective

Mansard

feature was the boxlike mansard roof-a roof with two slopes on all sides, lower sloping being steep and the, and upper slope almost flat

Greek Revival

features were linked to the temples of ancient Greece, these houses were most common during The Civil War era

Stucco

fine plaster used for coating wall surfaces or molding into architectural decorations

Pueblos

homes were made of clay that was made into sun dried bricks called Adobe

Prairie Style

horizontal lines (that reflected prairie layout) low pitched roof with overhanging, and wide porches to create a natural link between mankind and the environment

Thatched Roof

it is made of dry materials like straw, water reed, sedge, rushes, heather, or palm fronds

Bungalow

low house, with a broad front porch, having either no upper floor or upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows

Ranch

low one story house that resembles houses built by the early settlers of the West, the style of house offers economy in materials, ease of maintenance, and low heating cost

Wigwam

made by the eastern woodland Indians who carried reed mats which were wrapped around wooden frames to create a dome like structure

Turret

mall tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle

Queen Anne

most fanciful of housing styles, wrap around porches with railings and columns and a circular tower that extends the entire height of the building

Italianate

mostly noticed for its elaborate ornamentation (cornices, windows, porches and doorways)

Early Classical Revival

one feature that distinguishes the home is the portico which is tall open porch supported by columns over the front entrance

Cape Cod

rectangular design with a central chimney and a pitched roof because it forms triangular end walls known as gables

Adam

rectangular design with one or more stories with a center section with a wing on both sides, decorative cornice that often extends across the front and back of the house, symmetrically placed windows and a fanlight

Garrison

second story that over hangs or projects from the first story, to be used on forts to prevent attackers from scaling the walls

Brick

small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay used in building structures

Fanlight

small semicircular or rectangular window over a door or another window

Coquina

soft whitish limestone formed of broken shells and corals cemented together and used for building

Portico

structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building

Gambrel Roof

symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes on each side

Cornice

the molded and projecting horizontal that tops a crowns wall

Tepee

the most familiar styles that the plains people lived in

Gable Roof

the triangular portion a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches

Pediment

triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns

Saltbox (lean-to/elle)

two story home with a pitched roof and an extension built to lengthen the house

German and Dutch with Dormers

up for the idea of dormers which is a structure that projects through a steeply sloping roof

Clapboard

wooden boards on a side of a house in a horizontal direction that usually overlap