Exterior Styles, Roof Types and Windows

Raised Ranch

..., (split entry) the upper half of the basement is above ground

Octagon House

..., Octagonal or rounded shape, usually (although not always) with 8 sides and the porches, usually one-story.

Neo Classical

..., Relating to a simple, elegant style (based on ideas and themes from ancient Greece and Rome) that characterized the arts in Europe during the late 1700s

Victorian Queen Ann

..., Round towers and wrap-around porches give Queen Anne houses a regal air.

Chalet

..., a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

Ranch

..., a style of architecture characterized by a one-story structure at ground level

Dormer Windows

..., a window that projects vertically from a sloping roof

Salt-Box

..., early style of house builkt in Massachussets in 1650's The name comes from the sloped roof that gave the house a shape like a wooden box used to store salt at the time.

Split Level

..., is a style of house in which the floor level of one part of the house is about half way between the floor and ceiling of the other part of the house. The one story section typically contains a family room, living room, dining room, and kitchen. There are typically two small sets of stairs that attach the one story section of the house to the two story section

Solar

..., relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

Gambrel Roof

A curb roof, having a steep lower slope with a flatter upper slope above.

Bow Window

A curved bay window

Sliding Door

A door made of glass that slides open and sometimes has a screen; sometimes called an Arcadia door or a Patio door

Pocket Door

A door that slides on an overhead track into and out of a recess within the width of a wall; used for architectural effect, or when there is no room for the swing of a hinged door.

French Door

A door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length

Bi-fold Door

A door with vertical double panels that folds back against itself; frequently used for closet doors

Skylight

A flat or slope window used for daylighting, built into a roof structure that is out of reach

Mansard Roof

A four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterized by two slopes on each of its sides with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The upper slope of the roof may not be visible from street level when viewed from close proximity to the building.

Flat Roof

A horizontal or nearly horizontal roof ; a low-pitch roof

Palladian Window

A large window that is divided into three parts. The center section is larger than the two side sections, and is usually arched.

Palladian Windows

A large, arch-top window flanked by smaller windows on each side.

Fanlight / Half-round

A semicircular or semi-elliptical window over a doorway or another window

Gable Roof

A single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends

Hipped Roof

A type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope

Gambrel Roof

A usually-symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep.

Picture Window

A very large fixed window in a wall, typically without glazing bars or glazed with only perfunctory glazing bars near the edge of the window. This type of window is intended to provide an unimpeded view, as if creating a frame.

Tudor

Half timbering, tall narrow windows in groups, big chimneys, large doorways, wide variety of gables

Sliding Window

Has two or more sashes that overlap slightly but slide horizontally within the frame

Mansard Roof

a roof that has two slopes on all sides, with the lower slope being steep and the upper slope almost flat

Victorian

a style of architecture characterized by very elaborately designed houses with high porches, tall windows, towers an gingerbread trim

Bay Window

a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house

Finial

an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; may also be used as a decorative ornament on chairs and furniture

Colonial Revival

windows appear symmetrically balanced pairs with double hang sashes, door has decorative pediment supported by pilasters

English Tudor

•Decorative half-timbering, Steeply pitched roof, Prominent cross gables, Tall, narrow windows, Small window panes, Massive chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney pots