Skip to content
  • Home
  • OUTDOORS AND RECREATION
  • HISTORY
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • About us

  • Home
  • OUTDOORS AND RECREATION
    • BASEBALL
  • HISTORY
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • About us
    • Contact us
  • Toggle search form
  • The History of Baseball – Understanding America’s Pastime HISTORY
  • What Are Some of the Best Camping Gadgets? OUTDOORS AND RECREATION
  • Brilliant US History Documentaries You Should See HISTORY
  • Great VR Software for Architects ARCHITECTURE
  • A Brief History of Hiking in the US OUTDOORS AND RECREATION
  • 5 Most Famous Architects of All Time! ARCHITECTURE
  • Funniest Events in History That Will Make You Smile HISTORY
  • How to Watch MLB Games in VR BASEBALL

Popular American House Styles

Posted on January 25, 2022 By Gerrard

We all like to see something new and interesting when we explore the world. Art teaches us many things, but sometimes, we just view art for our own pleasure, visual, aural or emotional, or all of these things, at once.

Architecture has always been interesting, with each building being an homage to a certain style or styles, but also a statement from the architect themself. Most people have seen the gothic style and the ancient Greek styles of architecture. 

What about an American style, specifically, American houses? There have been so many styles used in America, but here are the most interesting ones.

Cape Cod Style – 1600s until 1950s

This is one of the styles that has survived multiple centuries in the United States. Not many styles can claim to be that prominent throughout the centuries. The reason for its popularity is its simplicity. Everybody enjoys a simple house, both from a practical and a financial standpoint.

The Cape Cod style houses were simple, one-story houses with another half story to serve as attic. They had a center chimney and were mainly built using wood. They had relatively steep gable roofs. 

John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Tudor Style – the 1890s until Present Day

The Tudor Style is interesting, because of its heavy chimney design and half wood decorations. It is often called the Medieval Revival style. This style is characterized by decorative wood, large chimneys, and tall and narrow windows. It has the appearance of masonry and a medieval look to it. The roofs are often pitched and steep, as is customary. The Tudor style originated in England in the 1500s but was mainly used in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s, the Tudor Style boom.

Pueblo Revival – the 1910s until Present Day

The Pueblo houses are known for their adobe usage. Not Adobe products, but adobe, the mud bricks. These houses were used by the Pueblo people in the American South West. Nowadays, they are being revived but using concrete blocks instead of sun-dried adobe which was common for the Pueblo Indians and the Spanish.

Concrete blocks, flat roofs, adobe-covered walls, benches that are anchored in walls, wood or brick, or even flagstone floors, these house styles are very interesting, to say the least.

Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Federal Style – the 1740s until 1850s

The Federal style is what characterizes buildings such as the White House. This style is known by many names, Adam being another one of them. The three Scottish brothers, named Adam, adapted the Georgian style, as well as parts from Greek and Roman architecture. These are typical buildings using Palladian windows, meaning oval and large windows. They are also characterized by a balustrade, flat roofs, and Greek pillars in front of the house or mansion. This is a typical American-style house.

American-style houses are aplenty, as there have been many people inhabiting the North American continent before their own style of architecture was established. These styles are some of the most interesting ones, but take note that they are not the only ones.

ARCHITECTURE

Post navigation

Previous Post: How to Watch MLB Games in VR
Next Post: What Are Some of the Best Camping Gadgets?

Related Posts

  • 5 Most Famous Architects of All Time! ARCHITECTURE
  • Great VR Software for Architects ARCHITECTURE

Latest Posts

  • A Brief History of Hiking in the US
    OUTDOORS AND RECREATION

    A Brief History of Hiking in the US

    May 17, 2022
  • The History of Baseball – Understanding America’s Pastime
    HISTORY

    The History of Baseball – Understanding America’s Pastime

    April 27, 2022
  • Great VR Software for Architects
    ARCHITECTURE

    Great VR Software for Architects

    April 8, 2022
  • 4 Amazing Hiking Trails in Kentucky!
    OUTDOORS AND RECREATION

    4 Amazing Hiking Trails in Kentucky!

    March 23, 2022
  • Brilliant US History Documentaries You Should See
    HISTORY

    Brilliant US History Documentaries You Should See

    March 10, 2022

Author’s Picks

  • A Brief History of Hiking in the US
  • The History of Baseball – Understanding America’s Pastime
  • Great VR Software for Architects
  • 4 Amazing Hiking Trails in Kentucky!
  • Brilliant US History Documentaries You Should See
  • The History of Baseball – Understanding America’s Pastime HISTORY
  • 4 Amazing Hiking Trails in Kentucky! OUTDOORS AND RECREATION
  • Brilliant US History Documentaries You Should See HISTORY
  • Has Technology Ruined Hiking? OUTDOORS AND RECREATION
  • 5 Most Famous Architects of All Time! ARCHITECTURE
  • Great VR Software for Architects ARCHITECTURE
  • Funniest Events in History That Will Make You Smile HISTORY
  • A Brief History of Hiking in the US OUTDOORS AND RECREATION

Copyright © 2022 .

Powered by PressBook News Dark theme