Windows
Most common type of modern window with the bottom panels raise up to open the window
Single Hung
A door divided into different sections
Paneled
Most commonly used roof material with slopes 2/12 or higher. Most cost effective
Shingles
Log Cabin
Named from a queen of England. Styles are very elaborate and new technology allowed for more intricate designs and details
Victorian
Created by combining three or more windows together so that they angle out beyond the house wall
Bay
A door that slides into the wall when opened
The number of inches the roof rises in ____ inches of run
12 (EX. 4/12 or 15/12) slope
A home characterized by spindle work and a tower
Queen Anne
Named from kings of England who ruled. Americans began to gain more income and found influence from "fashionable" kings in England
Georgian
A window where each side opens like a door
Casement
Two doors that open away from each other to create a large opening
French
All sides slope downward toward the walls
hip
a home build on two levels with an entrance on a level between the two
Bi-Level
Writers and artists were inspired by European past and drawn to Greece, Europe, and Renaissance Italy
Romantic Revival
Windows that are above eye level and help shed light into the room
Clearstory
Doors that slide behind one another
Sliding
gable with two slopes on each side "barn roof"
Gambrel
A "box" style identifiable by wide projecting cornices with heavy brackets and richly ornamented windows
Italianate
Significant changes in styles that work to increase the use of space and environment in housing styles using a variety of resources available today
Modern
A large, three section window where the center section is arched and larger than the two side sections.
Palladian
A door that has hinges in the center to allow the door to fold when opened
Bi-Fold
Combination of hip and gambrel... often appears to cover the walls of a structure
Mansard
Frame house with 2 stories in front and 1 in back; pitched roof with unequal sides
Saltbox
Uses copy and paste styles of homes that are frequently mixed to accommodate new ideas with the past "Reviving" old times
Period Revival