ModernDomestic Architecture
IntheculturallandscapeofNorthAmericamanyrelicsoffolkarchitecturecanbefound.
Thehouseisamodernadaptationofa
folkhousethataddedawingasthestyle1nigratedwestward.Itisa2l/2 storyhousebuiltaroundacentralchimney.
This""houseisagoodexampleofUpland SouthernFolkarchitecture. Builtofnotchedlogsithasabreezewaybetweenthetworooms. ThesesouthernloghomesweregenerallysmallerthantheirYankeecounterparts.
This""houseisanexampleofAfrican-Americanfolkdwellingsoncecommonintheruralsouth. Thenarrow-widthhousewassometimes2,3or4roomsindepth.
1'he""isacommonvarietyofCanadianfolkarchitecturewithitsdistinctivegabledfrontdormerwindows.
The""styledwellingfromNewEnglandfeaturesasteeproofwithsidegablesanda symmetricallayoutwiththedoorinthecenter.
Theoriginalstylewas1nade ofwoodandcoveredbywoodclapboards.Thismodifiedversionhasdonnerwindowsandbay windowsinsteadofthetypicaln1ulti-paned,double-hungwindows.
•TheorstyleofarchitecturewasdominantintheUnitedStatesfrom1880to1900.
•Afull-widthporch,baywindows,multiplegables,dormersandoccasionallytowersandturretsdecoratethestyle home.
This""stylehomehasthetypicalsteeplypitched gableroof.Theoriginal""stylecamefromtheNetherlandsandwaspopularfrom1624-1820.
•Thispicturesqueandromanticstyle featured steeply-pitchedirregularroofshapeswithadominantgableinthefront.
The(1910-1940)becamepopularinsuburbanareasintheI920s. ThestyleislooselybasedonMedievalconstruction.
The""typicallyhasasteeply-pitchedroofandhalf-timberingoftenwithstuccoormasonryveneeredwalls.
The""(1900-1920)wassupposedlyamodifiedversionofanIndianruralvernacularform.
Thebungalowtypicallyhasalow-pitchedroofwithwideoverhangeaves.
Thisnarrowhomefitseasilyonsmallcitylots.IntheMidwestthisversionofthe""is
Oftenthehadhand-craftedstoneor
woodworkandFrankLloydWrightdesignmotifs.Notethe
knownasthe"
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incisedporchandthe3overIsashwindows.
The""stylewasinspiredbythedesignsofFrankLloydWright.Notethehorizontalelementsinthis"prairie"stylehome.
•Somehomesinthesuburbsof ChicagoreflecttheinfluenceofFrankLloydWright's
""stylearchitecture.
•This""withallroomsononeleveltakesupalargerlotandhasencouragedurbansprawl.
Commonlybuiltinthe1950sand1960s,thisstyleofhomeisangoodexampleofmaladaptivediffusion since itwasintendedfortheyearroundlivingofsouthernCalifornia.
The""wasapopularvariationontheranchbuilt
fromthe1950stothe1970s.Thelowerlevelhadthegarageandfamilyroom.Themid-levelareacontainedthediningroomandlivingroomandtheupperlevelprovidedthebedrooms.
• The(1700-1800)used
Renaissanceinspiredclassicalsymmetry. Typicallyitwas2roomsdeepand2roomshighwithendchimneysandpilastersaroundthedoor.
NamedafterKingGeorgeIIIofEngland,itisthe
mostlong-livedstyleofarchitectureintheU.S. This
------revivalisstillpopular insuburbsoftheNortheastandMidwest.
Thestyletypicallydisplayssteep-pitchedroofs,dormersandadiversityofrooflevels,windowopeningsandachimney.
Thestylefeatures2or3stories, alow-pitchedroof,andwideoverhangingeaves.
Narrowwindows,"Romancolumns"andarchwaysare
commonfeaturesofthisstyle.
•Arched-windows,anasymmetricalfa9adeandstucco-wallsurfacesaretypicalof this style. Itisraretofinditoutsideof Texas, Floridaor theSouthwest.
Thismodern""stylewascommonly builtinthe1960s.Typicalofthisstyleisthehigh-pitchedroofwithmultiple rooflevelsandavarietyofwindowsizesthatemphasizegeometricshapes.
•orisinspiredbythearchitectureofSpainandLatinAmerica. Thelowpitchedroofwithlittleeaveoverhangfeaturesredtiles.
TheresemblestheFrenchstyle architectureof theageofLouisXIVortheSecondFrenchEmpire. Notethedual-pitched,hippedroof withdormerwindowsonasteepslope.
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Mostphotoswere·takenintheHomewoodandFlossmoorarea(suburbs25milessouthofChicago)withthehomeownerspermission.
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