American Architecture Styles
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Identify common house styles:
Paste an example of each. Identify the important common features of these
architectural styles. What style roof does it have? Is there a common roofing
material? Is there a common exterior building material? What style dormers are
common to these homes? What reign of the country may you find this style home?
Websites:
http://www.dreamhomesource.com/
http://www.houseplans.com/architectural-styles
1. Adobe/Santa fe
2. A frame
3. Bungalow
4. Cape Cod
5. Colonial
6. Craftsman
7. Foursquare
8. Log Cabin
9. Modern
10. Prairie
11. Ranch
12. Saltbox
13. Spanish style/Sunbelt
14. Split level/bi-level
15. Tudor
16. Victorian/Queen Anne
Identify roof styles:
Paste an example house that contains this style roof.
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Gable
Hip
Gambrel
Flat
Mansard
Dutch hip
Identify dormer styles:
Paste an example house that contains this style dormer.
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Gabled
Shed
Hipped
Eyebrow (half round)
Eyebrow (triangle)
Segmental